It seemed like a great idea. Back in 2022, Krispy Kreme started testing selling its doughnuts at nine McDonald’s restaurants. It only took a few months before that expanded to 160 stores, mostly in Kentucky.

Krispy Kreme, which hasn’t operated a retail location on Long Island since 2006 — when its Riverhead store closed — recently announced it was ending its partnership with the fast-food chain earlier this week, just months after introducing its doughnuts at area McDonald’s in March, according to a news release.

Krispy Kreme and McDonald's are ending their partnership after a few months. Krispy Kreme will stop selling its doughnuts at McDonald's restaurants on July 2, the companies announced in a joint news release.