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Vernon Carver Rudolph (June 30, 1915 – August 16, 1973) was an American businessman who founded Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
Krispy Kreme was founded by Vernon Rudolph (1915–1973), who bought a yeast-raised recipe from a New Orleans chef, rented a building in 1937 in what is now historic Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and began selling to local grocery stores.
Vernon Rudolph bought a secret yeast raised doughnut recipe from a New Orleans French chef, rented a building in what is now historic Old Salem in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and began selling its Krispy Kreme doughnuts on July 13, 1937 to local grocery stores.
Jul 31, 2014 · So was the case with Vernon Rudolph, the man behind Krispy Kreme doughnuts. But Rudolph had more on his plate than CAP and doughnuts; following his wife's death in a car crash, he also had the care of his one-year-old daughter.
Vernon Rudolph and his Krispy Kreme doughnuts are excellent examples of the entrepreneurial spirit that flourished in North Carolina despite the Great Depression. In 1933, Rudolph purchased a secret recipe for yeast-raised doughnuts from a New Orleans-French chef and opened a doughnut shop in Paducah, Kentucky.
Vernon Carver Rudolph (June 30, 1915, Marshall County, Kentucky - August 16, 1973) was the founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. Rudolph was the oldest of two boys who were born to Plumie and Rethie Rudolph. As he got older, he began to help in the general store that his father owned.
Jun 12, 2021 · The very first Krispy Kreme shop popped up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. According to the company's website, founder Vernon Rudolph bought a secret yeast-raised doughnut recipe from a...
Jul 10, 2018 · Died: Aug. 16. 1973. Known as: Founder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. When Vernon Rudolph rolled into town in July 1937, he came with only $25 in his pocket and a secret doughnut recipe in his hand...
Dec 31, 2014 · Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation was founded in Winston-Salem in 1937 by Vernon Rudolph. A few years earlier Rudolph’s uncle, a Paducah, Ky., storeowner, had purchased a secret yeast-raised doughnut recipe and the copyrighted name Krispy Kreme from New Orleans chef Joe LeBeau.
Not surprisingly, Vernon Rudolph returned from military duty with thoughts of expanding his doughnut chain. And it was right about then, in the early 1950s, that the first Ring King started ...
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