Winchell's Donuts

{{Infobox company

| name = Winchell's Donut House, Inc.

| logo = Winchell's Donuts (logo).svg

| logo_size = 200px

| image = WinchellsMelrose.jpg

| image_size =

| image_caption = Winchell's Donut House in Los Angeles

| type = Subsidiary

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1948|10|18}} in Temple City, California, U.S.

| founder = Verne Winchell

| defunct =

| location_city = Industry, California

| location_country = U.S.

| locations = 170

| area_served = 6 western states, Guam, Saipan, Saudi Arabia

| key_people = Bob Zanolli (President)

| industry = Coffeehouse

| genre = {{Plainlist|

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| products = {{Plainlist|

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| parent = {{Plainlist|

Denny's (1972–2004)
Yum Yum Donut Shops, Inc. (2004–present)

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| homepage = {{URL|winchells.com}}

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Winchell's Donut House is an international doughnut company and coffeehouse chain founded by Verne Winchell on October 8, 1948, in Temple City, California.{{cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Greg |title=Winchell's Gears Up for Doughnut War |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-30-fi-16770-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=September 30, 1999}} 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.{{cite web |title=Home |website=Winchell's Donut House |url=http://winchells.com |access-date=2022-12-21}}

History

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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.

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.{{cite news |last=Wotapka |first=Dawn |title=Yum Yum to Devour Winchell's Doughnuts |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-13-fi-donut13-story.html |access-date=June 11, 2014 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 13, 2004}}

From 2002 to 2008, Winchell's closed its shops in Portland, Oregon and they were replaced by "Heavenly Donuts".{{cite web |last=Singgih |first=Pierce |date=November 7, 2020 |title=Protests, Riots, Tear Gas? Nothing Can Shutter a 24-Hour Doughnut Shop in North Portland. |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/11/07/protests-riots-tear-gas-nothing-can-shutter-a-24-hour-doughnut-shop-in-north-portland/ |access-date=September 1, 2024 |work=Willamette Week |language=en-US}}

In 2005, it withdrew from the Kansas City area, and most locations became Krispy Kreme.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}