Cronut

7 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jun 17, 2024 by Dominique Ansel · said 30 times in 1 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (26), Dominique Ansel (4)

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Jun 17, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Over 150 people queued before opening after Grub Street covered the Cronut
“And by day three of the article being posted, we had, I look outside, and I see a line, and I see lines stretching around the corner, so I go around the corner, and it's going all the way down to the block, to the end of the block. I was like, what the hell's …”
Dominique Ansel Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 40:04 The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel
Jun 17, 2024
Assertion Contradicted
Rivals filed 24 copycat trademark applications within days of the Cronut
“So she registered the trademark Cronut for me. And three or four days later, there were like, 24, 25 applications for the same, from the same mark.”
Dominique Ansel Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 48:43 The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel
Jun 17, 2024
Assertion Partly supported
Ansel raised $100,000 for charity by auctioning off a dozen Cronuts
“So the first first auction we did we went to a charity event and we sold the For a 100,000 dollars.”
Dominique Ansel Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 47:23 The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel
Jun 17, 2024
Disclosure
Ansel lost friendships enforcing a strict no-VIP line policy for Cronuts
“Yes, I mean, I lost a few friends in the process, but I wanted to be true to myself, you know. I was out of respect of people coming as early as two o'clock in the morning. If you want to try, you have to go in line.”
Dominique Ansel Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 42:49 The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel
Jun 17, 2024 positive
Insight
The Cronut went viral because consumers could instantly visualize the product
“I think, first, like, the name is cool. The simplicity of, like, when you look at it looks like a donut. When you hear about it, It's croissant and donut, so you can visualize it without even eating.”
Dominique Ansel Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 39:50 The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel
Jun 17, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Secondary market scalpers sold Cronuts for $2,000 each
“I know someone that bought, like, two cronets, and they pay, like, 2000 dollars each.”
Dominique Ansel Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 42:24 The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel
Jun 17, 2024 negative
Disclosure
Ansel refused to mass-produce and ship frozen Cronuts worldwide
“I don't want to run a factory, you know, producing like a million cornets every day and ship it frozen around the world. It's, I don't believe in that.”
Dominique Ansel Jun 17, 2024 ▶ 54:03 The Cronut and Dominique Ansel Bakery: Dominique Ansel
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