SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A popular doughnut shop that rapidly expanded across the Bay Area is closing several stores, including its San Francisco location, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Johnny Doughnuts, owned by Craig Blum and Kim Diamond, closed its Pacific Heights location on Monday, along with stores in Santa Rosa and Santana Row in San Jose, according to the report.
"We expanded too quickly," Blum told the Chronicle. "The business couldn't support all these operations going forward."
The artisan doughnuts are highly praised and named one of the top 5 doughnut shops in the country by the Food Network, according to the company.
"Owner Craig Blum continues to convert doughnut skeptics with his irresistible pastries made from sugar, butter, flour and mashed potatoes," according to the Food Network. "The spuds add a chewy quality to the doughnuts that sets them apart from standard rounds."
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