[The franchisees had borrowed heavily to buy the company.] We were staring a 20% interest rate in the face, ... And so any excess cash didn't go to building doughnut shops. It went to pay off debt. But we beat all of our projections, got ahead on our debt, and by 1992 the company was in great financial shape.

Bob West

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