Blue Star Donuts
Company type | Chain |
---|---|
Industry | Donuts |
Headquarters | |
Area served | United States |
Website | Official website |
Blue Star Donuts is a small chain of donut stores in Portland, Oregon.[1]
Blue star manufactures their donuts in central facility in Portland and distribute them to various locations instead of locating a fryer in each store.[2]
History
Blue Star launched a CBD-infused donut in 2019.[3] It went under a major downsizing in June 2020.[4] It declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2020, but was reorganized and emerged from protection in December 2020.[5]
All locations were temporarily closed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] and began selling "limited edition" products in grocery stores.[7][8]
American chef Andrew Zimmern visited for an episode of the Travel Channel series The Zimmern List.[9]
It did have a presence in Los Angeles from 2015 until abrupt closure in July 2024.[10]
References
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (June 9, 2020). "Blue Star Dramatically Downsizes, Permanently Closing Three More Stores". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "A Hole New World". Oregon Business. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
- ^ "That's so Portland: Blue Star releases first CBD-infused donut". kgw.com. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-06-09). "Blue Star Dramatically Downsizes, Permanently Closing Three More Stores". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ Lalley, Heather (December 10, 2020). "Blue Star Donuts emerges from bankruptcy". Restaurant Business. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (April 8, 2020). "After Temporarily Closing All Its Locations, Blue Star Now Sells Doughnuts in Grocery Stores". Eater Portland. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Blue Star Donuts now in grocery stores". April 8, 2020. Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Portland doughnut shops evolve to stay open". kgw.com. 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Portland, Oregon". Travel Channel. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ Roland, Rebecca (2024-07-18). "One of LA's First New-School Doughnut Shops Just Suddenly Closed". Eater LA. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
External links
- Media related to Blue Star Donuts at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website