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Vernon Rudolph [Krispy Kreme]
The Headstones & Microphones Podcast: Founder Stories · 2026-05-31 · 10 min
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In 1937, Vernon Rudolph founded Krispy Kreme in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, by renting a building to bake yeast-raised doughnuts from a secret New Orleans recipe, eventually cutting a hole in the bakery wall to sell them hot and fresh directly to eager passersby.