MEDIA ADVISORY: September 9, 2016 MEDIA CONTACT: Thorntons Erin Jones [email protected] 502.774.0767 Thorntons® Maple Bacon Donuts are back for Fall Celebrate the sweet and salty combination now through November (Louisville, KY – September 9, 2016) – Thorntons’ Maple Bacon Donut, a delicious twist on a breakfast classic and is back for a limited time only. The donut first debuted in 2014 and it is back due to popular demand. Thorntons’ Maple Bacon Donut combines two things we know you love: bacon and donuts. It begins as handmade yeast dough that is cut into a ring and fried to golden perfection. The donuts are then dipped in rich maple icing and sprinkled with bits of salty bacon. This donut is sure to satisfy the craving for salty, sweet decadence. Each Maple Bacon Donut costs only 99¢ and is available now through the end of November at all of Thorntons’ Louisville, Southern Indiana and Lexington locations. Stop by the Thorntons booth at the Gaslight Festival (September 16–18 th ) and try a Maple Bacon Donut for FREE. It is no secret that adding bacon to anything makes it delicious, and our Maple Bacon Donut is the perfect breakfast treat. Donuts are always made fresh daily at Thorntons’ local bakery. Along with delicious donuts, Thorntons offers a whole menu of freshly- prepared items including hot, salted pretzels, savory breakfast and lunch burritos, pepperoni pizza sticks and more. Handcrafted with high-quality ingredients by real cooks in a real kitchen. The Kitchen Is Open! ### About Thorntons Inc.: Founded by James Thornton in 1971, the company has been recognized as one of the top independent convenience store chains in the nation. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, Thorntons currently operates 185 stores that provide fresh foods, high quality beverages and fuel in six states: Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Florida. Thorntons’ mission is not only to provide top of the line food and beverages, but makes giving back a top priority in every market. Learn more about Thorntons by visiting www.thorntonsinc.com and follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thorntonsinc and Twitter at www.twitter.com/thorntonsinc. About Real Kitchen. Real Food™: Launched in 2016, Real Kitchen. Real Food.™ is the Fresh Food program initiated at select Thorntons stores throughout Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana. At these stores, guests can enjoy freshly prepared food, including hot pretzels, breakfast and lunch burritos, pizza sticks, and more, handcrafted with high-quality ingredients by real cooks in a real kitchen. The Kitchen Is Open! and Thorntons invites guests to experience real for

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MEDIAADVISORY:September9,2016MEDIACONTACT: Thorntons ErinJones [email protected] 502.774.0767

Thorntons®MapleBaconDonutsarebackforFallCelebratethesweetandsaltycombinationnowthroughNovember

(Louisville,KY–September9,2016)–Thorntons’MapleBaconDonut,adelicioustwistonabreakfastclassicandisbackforalimitedtimeonly.Thedonutfirstdebutedin2014anditisbackduetopopulardemand.

Thorntons’MapleBaconDonutcombinestwothingsweknowyoulove:baconanddonuts.Itbeginsashandmadeyeastdoughthatiscutintoaringandfriedtogoldenperfection.Thedonutsarethendippedinrichmapleicingandsprinkledwithbitsofsaltybacon.Thisdonutissuretosatisfythecravingforsalty,sweetdecadence.

EachMapleBaconDonutcostsonly99¢andisavailablenowthroughtheendofNovemberatallofThorntons’Louisville,SouthernIndianaandLexingtonlocations.StopbytheThorntonsboothattheGaslightFestival(September16–18th)andtryaMapleBaconDonutforFREE.

Itisnosecretthataddingbacontoanythingmakesitdelicious,andourMapleBaconDonutistheperfectbreakfasttreat.DonutsarealwaysmadefreshdailyatThorntons’localbakery.

Alongwithdeliciousdonuts,Thorntonsoffersawholemenuoffreshly-prepareditemsincludinghot,saltedpretzels,savorybreakfastandlunchburritos,pepperonipizzasticksandmore.Handcraftedwithhigh-qualityingredientsbyrealcooksinarealkitchen.TheKitchenIsOpen!

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AboutThorntonsInc.:FoundedbyJamesThorntonin1971,thecompanyhasbeenrecognizedasoneofthetopindependentconveniencestorechainsinthenation.BasedinLouisville,Kentucky,Thorntonscurrentlyoperates185storesthatprovidefreshfoods,highqualitybeveragesandfuelinsixstates:Kentucky,Illinois,Indiana,Ohio,TennesseeandFlorida.Thorntons’missionisnotonlytoprovidetopofthelinefoodandbeverages,butmakesgivingbackatoppriorityineverymarket.LearnmoreaboutThorntonsbyvisitingwww.thorntonsinc.comandfollowusonFacebookatwww.facebook.com/thorntonsincandTwitteratwww.twitter.com/thorntonsinc.AboutRealKitchen.RealFood™:Launchedin2016,RealKitchen.RealFood.™istheFreshFoodprograminitiatedatselectThorntonsstoresthroughoutKentucky,IllinoisandIndiana.Atthesestores,guestscanenjoyfreshlypreparedfood,includinghotpretzels,breakfastandlunchburritos,pizzasticks,andmore,handcraftedwithhigh-qualityingredientsbyrealcooksinarealkitchen.TheKitchenIsOpen!andThorntonsinvitesgueststoexperiencerealfor

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themselves.AboutRefreshingRewards®:Launchedin2014,ThorntonsRefreshingRewards®isaloyaltyprogramthatprovidesguestswithdiscountsongasandrewardsbasedonthenumberofvisits,notthedollaramountspent.Morethan1.5millionguestsarealreadyregistered.LearnmoreaboutThorntonsRefreshingRewardsatwww.thorntonsinc.com.