Donuts!

To visit, and be photographed at, local doughnut shops anywhere and everywhere.

First, a little history.

Krispy Kreme was started in Winston-Salem, NC on July 13, 1937, by making doughnuts and selling them to local grocery stores.

Pretty soon folks started coming by the bakery asking if they could buy fresh, hot doughnuts directly, so a hole was cut in the wall where doughnuts could be sold and the first Krispy Kreme direct sales store was born.

Now there are over 350 stores in 45 U.S. states and 5 other countries, not to mention all the grocery and convenience stores where Krispy Kremes are sold.

What this bug is about.

This travel bug is a replica of a 1939 delivery truck. Its mission is to get back to its roots by traveling far and wide and visiting local doughnut shops and being photographed at them.

We are looking for LOCAL doughnut shops here. Please, NO Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ Donuts, Shipley’s, Mr. Donut or other chain/franchise visits except local chains with 5 or fewer locations. Also, no grocery, convenience, or other stores unless it is a local doughnut shop co-located with them.

We are asking for at least 1 picture to be posted of each shop, with the truck in the picture. Please also put in your log entry the name and location of the shop and anything else about it you’d like to share.

The picture can be of the shop’s exterior, menu, or anything else that at least has the name of the shop in it. For bonus points, try to grab the “flavor” of the shop, get the owners in the picture, and, for a complete set, get some cops in the picture too! (Just kidding, officers!)