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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Doughnut shops |
| Founded | December 2003 |
| Defunct | April 2020 |
| Headquarters | Manila, Philippines |
Area served | Philippines |
Key people | Michael Trillana (President) |
| Products | |
Go Nuts Donuts was a doughnut-shop chain based in the Philippines. [1]
Go Nuts Donuts was founded by the De Ocampo and Trillana families in 2003. [2] As of 2009, the chain sells an average of 20,000 doughnuts per day. At one time it sold as many as 27,000. Wanting to promote their doughnuts outside the country, they started delivering through DHL or FedEx. [3]
In 2012, 40% of Go Nuts Donuts was bought by IP Ventures Retail Group.
In 2018, Go Nuts Donuts rebranded and is now called as GoNuts.
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