Snacks & Candy

Thorntons Debuts Salted-Caramel Doughnut

Limited-time offering brings an early taste of fall to customers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -­‐ A new, limited-time-only doughnut treat debuted at Thorntons Inc. convenience stores this week, easing customers in fall.

Thorntons convenience store salted-caramel doughnut

The new salted-caramel doughnut is available through Oct. 6 at Thorntons c-store locations in Lexington and Louisville, Ky., Southern Indiana, Chicago and central Illinois.

The salted-caramel doughnut begins like Thorntons’ traditional glazed doughnuts, with handmade yeast dough cut into a ring and fried. The ring then travels under a “waterfall of smooth glaze” and “takes a dip in buttery caramel icing,” according to the company. Finally, a touch of sea salt is sprinkled on top.

All Thornton doughnuts are made fresh and delivered daily to each c-store.

Based in Louisville, Ky., Thorntons Inc. operates 182 gasoline and convenience stores, car washes and travel plazas in six states: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida.

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