At the turn of the millennium, Krispy Kreme was listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker KREM, Insider previously reported. It then switched to the New York Stock Exchange in 2001 and was listed as KKD.
Then, European company JAB Holding, which also owns several food chains including Panera Bread and Pret A Manger, acquired the doughnut brand for $1.35 billion in 2016, which took the company private again.