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It all started in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The idea and name for Duck Donuts originated in Duck, North Carolina, where my family and I vacationed for many years. We enjoyed all there was to see and do in the quiet, family-oriented town, but we noticed there was nowhere to get that sweet staple of happiness—a warm, fresh donut. What started as a whim developed into fun recipe sessions, many months of research and collaboration, and eventually led to the first Duck Donuts opening in the town of Duck, NC, in 2007! We soon found that our warm, delicious, and made-to-order donuts paired with a great selection of coffees were a recipe for success! We expanded to other locations and states and added many franchise owners to our Duck Donuts family. Along the way, we have kept our focus on delighting our guests by offering a welcoming, family-friendly and delicious experience to everyone that visits one of our shops. The teams who manage and work in our stores make all the difference and we are very proud of their dedication and contributions.
8th Avenue is a leading, private brand-centric, consumer products holding company, manufacturing and selling private brand food products primarily to retail, foodservice and ingredient customers.
Post Holdings, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a consumer packaged goods holding company operating in the center-of-the-store, refrigerated, foodservice, food ingredient, active nutrition and private brand food categories. Through its Post Consumer Brands business, Post is a leader in the North American ready-to-eat cereal category offering a broad portfolio including recognized brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats®, Pebbles™, Great Grains® and Malt-O-Meal® bag cereal. Post also is a leader in the United Kingdom ready-to-eat cereal category with the iconic Weetabix® brand. As leader in refrigerated foods, Post brings innovative, value-added egg and refrigerated potato products to the foodservice channel and the retail refrigerated side dish category, offering side dishes and egg, sausage and cheese products through the Bob Evans®, Better`n Eggs®, Simply Potatoes® and Crystal Farms® brands. BellRing Brands, Inc., a Post minority owned business, was formed in 2019 and contains brands such as Premier Protein® and Dymatize®. Post participates in the private brand food category through its investment with Thomas H. Lee Partners in 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, a leading, private brand centric, consumer products holding company.
Kellogg Company is a leading food company in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean. They are planning to separate their North American cereal business into two independent public companies.
Chicago Scoops LLC is a franchise group that owns and operates Cold Stone Creamery© and Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory© locations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Utah, Virginia & Wisconsin. Cold Stone Creamery specializes in super premium ice cream, made fresh daily in every store. Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory specializes in gourmet chocolates and hand-dipped caramel apples. Chicago Scoops LLC started as a single unit operator in May 2014 and currently owns and operates 38 locations. Chicago Scoops LLC is currently the largest Cold Stone Creamery franchisee in the domestic Cold Stone© system.