EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION
                       PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C Section 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     I, Michael C. Phalen, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the
accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (the
"Company") for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2004 fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

                                                       Date: April 16, 2004

                                                       /s/ Michael C. Phalen
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                                                       Michael C. Phalen
                                                       Chief Financial Officer

This certification shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as
being incorporated therein by reference.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. and will be retained by Krispy Kreme
Doughnuts, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.