- November 21, 2024
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Donnie's Donuts has closed its last doughnut shop in Florida.
On Nov. 1, owners Donald and Patti Summerlin announced on Facebook that they had decided to close their One Daytona location, which was the couple's last shop in the state. This location had been open since 2021, though the Summerlins opened their first Donnie's Donuts shop in 2015 on Seabreeze Boulevard.
In 2016, they moved to Ormond Beach, conducting business for seven years, and making it on Yelp's Top 100 Donut Shops in the U.S. in 2022. Donnie's Donuts ranked 12th on the list.
Then January of this year, the Summerlins announced the closure of their Ormond shop, citing the rising cost of business insurance and the financial impact of the 2022 hurricane season as the cause.
In their Facebook post, the couple listed the five most recent hurricanes, dating back to 2016.
"It’s not just about the Hurricanes destruction to property and individuals, but the economic downturns for years afterwards," the Summerlins wrote in the post. "We have given it everything we had for 9 years and are simply devastated for our employees and our fantastic customers."
Donnie's Donuts remains in business in its final store, which is located in Atlanta Georgia.
"We hope you can visit us in Atlanta, we sure could use your support and business," the Summerlins wrote. "This was an extremely difficult decision to make. We love our Florida Donut Family."
