From Astrophysics to Krispy Kreme to the Cork property market

New Yorker John Joseph Lundy has been there, done that, and has the tailor-made suits to prove it writes Catherine Shanahan

John Lundy, Rebel Coffee Cork, 4, French Church Street

KRISPY Kreme. Like the glazing on its best-selling original doughnut, John Joseph Lundy will never shake off questions about his stint as director of real estate for the US chain in the New York Metropolitan Area. It seems those doughnuts are a global cause célèbre, the confectionary equivalent of a superstar selling out arenas, which is good going for a ring-shaped piece of sweet fried dough. For a reminder of their celebrity status, cast your mind back to the car park of Blanchardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin and the madness that manifested on social media as images of traffic tailbacks, honking horns and unfeasibly long customer queues emerged during the first week of the store’s 24 hour drive-thru opening in September 2018. It was bedlam. But that’s the kind of reaction the doughnuts seem to provoke. Everyone loves Krispy Kreme.

Krispy Kreme traffic mayhem Blanchardstown  Screen grab of Dublin Live Tweet