Mister Donut expands East Asia presence with first Hong Kong store

Mister Donut has debuted at the K11 Art Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui | Photo credit: Invest Hong Kong

Mister Donut has launched in Hong Kong in partnership with local franchisee Dragon Circle Enterprise. 
 

In a press release, the doughnut and coffee chain’s parent company Duskin Co., Ltd. said the K11 Art Mall take-away store sold more than 4,000 doughnuts on its opening day on 26 October 2024.  

Dragon Circle Enterprise plans to open a second site at the APM Shopping Mall at Kwun Tong Station in December 2024 ahead of at least seven further stores over the next two years. 

“Our market research shows that there is a huge potential customer base in Hong Kong. They are so looking forward to the Mister Donut brand coming to Hong Kong. That is why we are bringing the brand to the city. We will open the second shop by the end of this year, and nine in total by 2027,” said Fanny Su, CEO, Dragon Circle Enterprise.  
 

Originally founded in the US in 1956, Mister Donut was brought to Japan in 1971 by Osaka-based Duskin which acquired the rights to franchise Mister Donut in Asia in 1983. 

In February 1990, Mister Donut’s 550+ US stores were acquired by Dunkin’ Donuts, with the outlets subsequently rebranded. Today, Duskin operates over 1,000 Mister Donut stores in Japan and a further 1,000+ sites across seven East Asia markets.  
 

While only a small proportion of Mister Donut stores in Japan sell coffee, the bakery-café chain is one of the largest branded coffee shop operators in the Philippines and Thailand, where it operates more than 600 and 400 outlets respectively. It also has stores in Indonesia, Singapore and Taiwan.