Why Are So Many Dunkin Donuts Temporarily Closed?

New York (CNN Business) Dunkin’ is permanently closing 8% of its United States locations, which amounts to roughly 800 restaurants. The company announced the changes in its second quarter earnings, released Thursday.

800 Dunkin’ locations are getting the boot by the end of the year—here’s what we know. Prepare to say goodbye to a daily Boston Kreme, because Dunkin’ will be closing up shop on 800 locations by the end of 2020. This might be the biggest news since Dunkin’ dropped the Donuts part of its name.

In short, these Dunkin’ locations inside of gas stations were underperforming even before the global pandemic hit. Even though there are nine states where Dunkin’ doesn’t do business, they still manage the be the #1 doughnut retailer in the United States and claims to sell more than 2.9 billion doughnuts and 2 billion cups of coffee each year.

A Dunkin’ branch in Colorado Springs has temporarily closed because it can’t find enough workers. “We’re in a major labor crisis,” said the CEO of a franchisee that manages seven Dunkin’ stores. The store had three workers on the rota before it closed, The Colorado Springs Gazette reported .