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14 • May 23, 2012 • Community News - St. Charles County
Old Town Donuts Opens in St. Charles County Old Town Donuts, which has been a landmark in historic Old Town Florissant since it relocated there in 1980, is expanding its operations with the opening of a second location. The new bakery is at 3941 MidRivers Mall Drive in Cottleville, just north of the main campus of St. Charles County Community College. “So many of our loyal customers are St. Charles County residents that we believe a second location of Old Town Donuts in Cottleville makes economic sense,” said Keith Took, owner and operator of Old Town Donuts. “We work hard to keep our loyal and devoted customers happy with our award-winning donuts, pastries, hot coffee and excellent service. We’re looking forward to building relationships with old and new customers alike in St. Charles County.”
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The St. Charles location will hire between 15 and 18 new employees, including bakers and clerks, said Took. It will be operated independently from the Florissant shop, and is open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day of the week. It also offers wi-fi for its customers, as does the Florissant location. Old Town Donuts was started in 1968 by Took’s sister Claudia and her husband, Steve Burns, at a location in Florissant on Lindbergh Blvd. Three years later the couple moved their store to Berkeley, before relocating to its present location on New Florissant Road in 1980. When his brother-in-law decided to change careers in 1996, Took bought the business and turned it into a Florissant institution. In 2010 he was named Businessperson of the Year by the Greater North County Chamber of Commerce. Serving regular and new customers alike their favorite donuts and pastries, bagels and muffins and piping hot coffee is handled at Old Town Donuts courtesy of a polite and efficient staff, devoted employees who care not only for the business but for those loyal customers and friends who come in to Old Town Keith Took, owner and operator of Old Town Donuts Donuts for their regular ‘fix.’ The staff at Old Town Donuts in Florissant gives back to the community with frequent and generous contributions of pastries to area charities and events. Took says that action will be replicated at the new St. Charles County bakery as well. Regardless of how the economy is performing, “we hope that people will always enjoy donuts,” Took said. “Business has been consistent through the years. We cater to schools, churches, sewww.jazzercise.com niors, and kids. The donut business hasn’t changed.”
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