Wow, The Korea Times beat me to it–at least in publication date. I mention a little bit in my next SEOUL Magazine article about Japanese food culture starting to spread in Seoul. Yes, I know, Japan is right next door, and it’s taken a long time–but there’s some fussy history there that kinda slowed things down. So the old Korean Wave (“Hallyu”) is turning into the Japanese Wave (“Illyu”).
One thing I learned–I didn’t know Mister Donut was a Japanese chain.
From "Hallyu" to "Illyu"
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I remember seeing Mr. Donut around when I was a kid, but it—like Dunkin Donuts—disappeared from my part of town in the early 90s. I was surprised when you said Mr. Donut is Japanese. It’s American, but most of the franchises are gone, and I guess is way more popular in Japan nowadays: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Donut
I remember seeing Mr. Donut around when I was a kid, but it—like Dunkin Donuts—disappeared from my part of town in the early 90s. I was surprised when you said Mr. Donut is Japanese. It’s American, but most of the franchises are gone, and I guess is way more popular in Japan nowadays: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_Donut
There I go again, trusting what they say in The Korea Times. I shoulda checked Wikipedia on that one.
There I go again, trusting what they say in The Korea Times. I shoulda checked Wikipedia on that one.
Mr. Donut was bought out in the U.S. by Dunkin’ Donuts which converted all the shops to Dunkin. Actually the two chains were both originally run by relatives who had had a falling out along the way. Both started in New England. When they were separate chains, Mr. Donut sold the Japan rights to Duskin Industries, which kept operating as Mr. Donut after the U.S. chain ceased to exist. Now it may, in fact, be a Japanese chain by default.
Mr. Donut was bought out in the U.S. by Dunkin’ Donuts which converted all the shops to Dunkin. Actually the two chains were both originally run by relatives who had had a falling out along the way. Both started in New England. When they were separate chains, Mr. Donut sold the Japan rights to Duskin Industries, which kept operating as Mr. Donut after the U.S. chain ceased to exist. Now it may, in fact, be a Japanese chain by default.
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