Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Esposito Joseph J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/15/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Krispy Kreme, Inc. [DNUT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2116 HAWKINS STREET, SUITE 101 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) CHARLOTTE, NC 28203 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 90,447(1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Esposito Joseph J 2116 HAWKINS STREET, SUITE 101 CHARLOTTE, NC 28203			Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

/s/ Christine McDevitt, Attorney-in-fact		09/17/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Direct DNUT: 956 plus unvested RSUs comprised of: Apr 1, 2021 award vesting 2,334 RSUs on Oct 1, 2025; May 17, 2021 award vesting 4,437 RSUs on Nov 17, 2025; Apr 4, 2022 award vesting 483 RSUs on Apr 4, 2026, and 483 RSUs on Apr 4, 2027; May 9, 2023 award vesting 7,310 RSUs on May 9, 2026; May 9, 2023 award vesting 2,961 RSUs on May 9, 2026, 987 RSUs on May 9, 2027, and 987 RSUs on May 9, 2028; Apr 11, 2024 award vesting 3,003 RSUs on Apr 11, 2027, 1,001 RSUs on Apr 11, 2028, and 1,000 RSUs on Apr 11, 2029; Apr 10, 2025 award vesting 17,483 RSUs on Apr 10, 2028; and Jul 1, 2025 award vesting 28,213 RSUs on Jul 1, 2026 and 18,809 RSUs vesting on Jul 1, 2027.
Remarks: Exhibit List - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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