Marion, Ill. Krispy Kreme to reopen nearly year after fire

MARION, Ill. (KFVS) - Nearly a year after a fire damaged the Krispy Kreme location in Marion, the business is planning a grand reopening.

According to the owner and managing partner Eric Schneider, the reopening will be on Tuesday, March 14 at 6 a.m.

The fire broke out just before the business opened on May 5, 2022. No one was injured, but some of the doughnut equipment was damaged.

Schneider told us he ordered new baking equipment just after the fire. However, it took nearly 9 months before the equipment was available.

“I can’t tell you what a relief it is to be back open again. We would have loved to been open months and months ago but it’s been quite a challenge to get the equipment and get everything in here,” Schneider said. “So for us to get back into the community doing what we love to do--producing donuts, making smiles, making people happy--that’s what it’s all about.”

On the day of the grand reopening, the first person in line will get a dozen donuts a week for one year. The next 99 in line will get a dozen donuts a month for one year.

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