Little Debbie Launches Chocolate Old Fashioned Donuts Nationwide After Original Flavor Sells Out

Little Debbie has started shipping Chocolate Old Fashioned Donuts to major retailers, grocery stores and convenience stores across the United States.

The snack cake brand from McKee Foods announced the expansion on April 14, less than a year after its original glazed Old Fashioned Donuts hit shelves in June 2025 and quickly sold out at stores nationwide.

The new chocolate version keeps the same cake-style donut base that drove the first product's success: golden-brown ridges, a moist and crumbly interior, and a sweet signature glaze.

It adds a rich cocoa flavor profile while staying true to the old-fashioned texture that shoppers embraced in the debut variety. The donuts come in two formats designed for different occasions.

Families can pick up the Big Pack carton holding six donuts in a retro-inspired box, while the single-serve 3-ounce individually wrapped option targets on-the-go snacking or quick breakfasts alongside coffee.

According to the company's official press release, the original Old Fashioned Donuts became one of its strongest performers in the breakfast and snack categories almost immediately after launch.

"The introduction of the original Old Fashioned Donut last summer proved that fans have a deep hunger for bakery-style classics," the release stated.

Scott Brownlow, Little Debbie brand manager, added in the same announcement:

"We saw an incredible response to the Old Fashioned Donut we introduced last year. We're doubling down on what works and giving both loyalists and new fans an irresistible reason to head back to the store."

The chocolate donuts are rolling out immediately and will sit permanently alongside the original flavor in Little Debbie's lineup.

No limited-time promotion or regional restrictions apply.

The move gives the brand two distinct old-fashioned options at a time when packaged bakery-style snacks continue to gain shelf space next to traditional breakfast items.