October 5, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Krispy Kreme, a retailer and wholesaler of high-quality doughnuts, has selected Hosted Solutions as its web hosting provider, it was announced yesterday. Krispy Kreme operates around 300 outlets and 90 satellites across the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, South Korea and the United Kingdom.
“What impressed us the most about Hosted Solutions was their team’s personal dedication to ensuring that we receive the right technical solutions for our needs,” said Nathan Mucher, Vice-President of Information Services for Krispy Kreme. “Hosted Solutions’ high touch approach to managed services made them a clear fit for Krispy Kreme,” he added. “Krispy Kreme simply couldn’t ask for a better web hosting partner,” added Kittie Pearson, Interactive Systems Manager for Krispy Kreme.
Krispy Kreme’s website plays a key role in the company’s operations including employee training, franchisee and media relations, apparel and gift card sales and fundraising. To ensure maximum uptime of these critical functions, Hosted Solutions will provide Krispy Kreme a fully managed web application including servers, firewall, tracking software and Microsoft licensing out of the company’s Charlotte data center.
“It is a great pleasure adding a well-respected North Carolina-based company such as Krispy Kreme to our client roster,” commented Hosted Solutions CEO Rich Lee. “We work strenuously to demonstrate our commitment to providing unmatched service to companies in our market. Our clients, including Krispy Kreme, appreciate the time we dedicate to understanding their unique business challenges and goals in order to provide winning solutions.”
