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American doughnut shop chain
Winchell's Donuts House
is an international
doughnut
company and
coffeehouse
chain founded by
Verne Winchell
on October 8, 1948, in
Temple City, California
.
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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
.
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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.
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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.
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In the early 2000s, Winchell's closed its shops in Portland, Oregon and they were replaced by "Heavenly Donuts".
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citation needed
]
In 2005, it withdrew from the
Kansas City
area, and most locations became
Krispy Kreme
.
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citation needed
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See also
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