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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

It was 1936, the end of the Great Depression, when Lawrence Shipley, Sr. created a gourmet recipe for donuts. So delicious were the donuts that they have withstood the test of time. Cut by hand and served hot throughout the day, the donuts were 5 cents a dozen and were only sold wholesale. The product was so successful that it started to sell on the retail market in the mid 1940s. With Lawrence Sr. away on donut routes, his wife Lillie would stay behind and make the culinary delights with Lawrence Jr. at her knee.

People would come from miles around to sample the nectar of the sumptuous hot glazed donuts. Serving them hot was a goal of the elder Shipley. Lawrence Shipley, Sr. once said, "When they bite into that hot donut, it will bring them back every time."

It is that very concept that continues to bring generations of donut lovers back to Shipley's as loyal customers.

"One of the best memories I have of my father is walking to Shipley's Donuts on Saturday morning for that hot plain glazed," said Kathy Froleigh. "It was the one time of the week, when Daddy was all mine, giving me his full attention. I have tried to create that same kind of memory for my own children who I take to Shipley's every Saturday morning. They each get to pick out their favorite donuts while we sit and talk, laugh and enjoy our favorite varieties. "They never knew my father. He died before they were born. But they know him through the stories I have told of our special time together every Saturday morning when we talked about what happened during the week as we ate our donuts." "I don't know what I would do if we didn't have our Shipley's donuts," said Froleigh. "It would be like taking away part of my history and my future."

Lawrence Jr. worked in the business all of his life, continuing his fathers vision and making Shipley Do-Nuts the successful business it is today. He expanded the company to more than 190 stores around the nation in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas, 86 of which are in the Houston area.

President of the company, Lawrence W. Shipley, III, continues the tradition with strong growth and high expectations for the future. Lawrence III carries on the tradition of great donuts and kolaches and strives to find better ways of making your mornings start off right. He continues to expand the company, careful however to grow slowly, while never compromising the quality of the product and excellent customer service.

The donuts continue to delight customers of all ages. The 63 varieties remain as consistent as the freshness of the products, and although the plain glazed is by far the best seller, everyone seems to have their favorites.

Shipley Do-Nuts continues the pride and tradition on delivering the finest donuts and kolaches in the business. Shipley Do-Nuts is a gourmet product made fresh daily. The company offers excellent customer service, clean stores and friendly employees who love our donuts as much as our customers do.

The Best of St. Louis

When the weather turns warm one of the first things St. Louisans think of is Ted Drewe's frozen custard. Forget about the diet and the calories. Pack up the kids and take a ride down Historic Route 66 for one of the most sinfully delicious treats you will ever taste. If you think a trip to the local ice cream stand will suffice, think again!

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard has been a tradition in St. Louis since 1929. Ted's most famous location is on the St. Louis' stretch of Old Route 66. There is also a second location at 4224 South Grand in South St. Louis. This unique to St. Louis frozen custard treat is sold in cones, in sundaes and as "concretes," which is the name given to shakes so thick you can turn them upside down and they don't fall out of the cup.

The unique formula for frozen custard was developed by Ted's father, also named Ted, back in 1929. This recipe is still used today and although the custard is always vanilla, the topping choices and flavors for concretes are endless. Some of Ted's specialties include:

The Southern Delight - a concrete or sundae with praline pecans and butterscotch

The All Shook Up - which has a strange familiarity to the peanut butter and banana sandwiches that Elvis used to eat.

The Sin Sundae - a concrete or sundae with tart cherries and hot fudge

The Fox Treat - a concrete or sundae with hot fudge, raspberries, and macadamia nuts.

The Crater Copernicus - Devil's Food Cake topped with frozen custard, hot fudge, and freshly whipped cream.

The Dottie - a concrete or sundae mint, chocolate, and macadamia nuts. This treat just happens to be named after Ted's wife.

The Terramizou - a concrete or sundae with Ted's special blend of chocolate and pistachio nuts.

The Dutchman - named for the team of a nearby high school, this luscious concoction contains fresh roasted pecans, hot fudge and butterscotch.

This is just a small sampling of some of the fantastic treats awaiting you and your family at Ted Drewes. In addition to the standard ice cream cones and sundaes, Ted is always coming up with special concoctions and seasonal offerings. When you see him on television, you might think he is a little corny when he says his frozen custard really is good, but he really is right!

Ted Drewes main location on Chippewa (Historic Route 66) is open from February through December. The store on South Grand is only open during the summer months. Both stores open at 11:00 AM and close as late as midnight during the summer. It is always best to call first. Make sure and visit their new website. Ted Drewes carries a wide assortment of logo items, including mugs, t-shirts, caps and keychains as well as items with the Route 66 logo. In the near future you will be able to order Ted Drewes directly from the website!

Feb. 10, 2006, 12:06PM
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Krispy Kreme exit leaves hole in chain
Settlement of dispute with franchisee means no Houston locations
By DAVID KAPLAN and PURVA PATEL
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

IT might seem easy selling Krispy Kremes. They're hot, delicious doughnuts that lots of people crave.

Owning a Krispy Kreme franchise, however, is apparently harder than it looks.Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is exiting the Houston market after reaching an agreement with its Houston franchisee, Lone Star Doughnuts.

The five Houston-area stores will cease operations on March 8, as will the location in Beaumont.Lone Star Doughnuts said Thursday that it will launch its own brand of doughnuts as soon as Krispy Kreme closes. And Krispy Kreme said it plans to reopen stores in Houston, but didn't say when.

Lone Star's new brand, Jumbles Dough Factory & Coffee Bar, will be in the same six locations, selling doughnuts, kolaches and coffee beverages in a softer setting, said Dan Brinton, Lone Star's chief operating officer.

Krispy Kreme's exit comes as part of a legal settlement between the doughnut chain and Lone Star.Lone Star had sued the North Carolina company, claiming it pressured Lone Star to open new stores and threatened to declare a default if it refused, according to court documents. It also claimed Krispy Kreme forced Lone Star to buy unnecessary equipment and marked up cost of goods and supplies, the documents show. Krispy Kreme, for its part, argued Lone Star owed it about $1 million.

Laura Smith, a spokeswoman for Krispy Kreme, declined to discuss the settlement details."It's dismissed," she said. "It's history. So we have no comment on it."

Krispy Kreme doughnuts will no longer be sold in local Kroger, Rice Epicurean and Gerland's grocery stores.Lone Star Doughnuts will eventually provide those grocers with Jumbles doughnuts, Brinton said.

I Am Going To Enter The Guinness Book of Records for Eating The Most Donuts While Wearing a TEXAS Shirt. Hook'm Horns.	Ok So I Feel A Little Bad. I Am Just On My Second Box and I Need a Little Texas Rest. My Stomach Needs to Grow To Meet my Appetite
Grant Forced me to Eat Donuts Instead of Dog Food and I just Don't Want to Go Anywhere. Madeleine treats me a lot better. She gives me White Castles.	*Mom Was right. Two Boxes is Too Much When You Are Not Prepared for the Donut Eating Olympics. I Should have stayed with Eating White Castles.*
Note the mobs of people hanging around eating ice cream.