Winchell's Donuts

Winchell's Donut House, Inc.

Winchell's Donut House in Los Angeles
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Coffeehouse
Genre	Fast casual Bakery
Founded	October 18, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-10-18) in Temple City, California, U.S.
Founder	Verne Winchell
Headquarters	Industry, California , U.S.
Number of locations	170
Area served	6 western states, Guam, Saipan, Saudi Arabia
Key people	Bob Zanolli (President)
Products	Doughnuts Coffee Sandwiches Tea Baked goods Breakfast
Parent	Denny's (1972–2004) Yum Yum Donut Shops, Inc. (2004–present)
Website	winchells.com

Winchell's Donut House is an international doughnut company and coffeehouse chain founded by Verne Winchell on October 8, 1948, in Temple City, California.^[1] Currently, there are over 170 stores in 6 western states, as well as Guam, Saipan, and Saudi Arabia. Several stores also operated in Nagoya, Japan in the past, with most stores located inside Uny supermarkets, as Uny Co., Ltd. was the master franchise holder in Japan. It is headquartered in the City of Industry, California.^[2]

History

Vintage sign and logo styling

The chain's slogan is "Home of the Warm 'n Fresh Donut," and it claims to be the West Coast's largest doughnut chain. It also offers its customers a 14-doughnut dozen, as opposed to the standard baker's dozen of 13.^[2]

In 2004, Winchell's was purchased by Yum-Yum Donuts, a company which operates 70 donut shops under its own name, but continues to operate Winchell's shops under their name.^[3]

From 2002 to 2008, Winchell's closed its shops in Portland, Oregon and they were replaced by "Heavenly Donuts". ^[4]

In 2005, it withdrew from the Kansas City area, and most locations became Krispy Kreme.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of doughnut shops

References

1. Hernandez, Greg (September 30, 1999). "Winchell's Gears Up for Doughnut War". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
2. "Home". Winchell’s Donut House. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
3. Wotapka, Dawn (August 13, 2004). "Yum Yum to Devour Winchell's Doughnuts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
4. Singgih, Pierce (2020-11-07). "Protests, Riots, Tear Gas? Nothing Can Shutter a 24-Hour Doughnut Shop in North Portland". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2024-09-01.

External links

• Official website