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National Donut Day 2013

GLAZED AND FROSTED AND JELLY FILLED, OH MY! · Celebrate National - DONUT DAY FIRST FRIDAY IN JUNE • FRIDAY JUNE 7, 2013 SWEET HISTORY DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS WHO LOVES A GREAT AUSTIN DONUT? We do! Glazed, frosted or filled, these deep-fried delights are a go-to sweet indulgence for the entire Offers.com team. We recently discovered that our Austin, TX home is also home to one of "America's Best" donut shops. This is what we learned when we visited our friends at Round Rock Donuts... ROURD DON ROC 1926 R.R. Moehring opens Lone Star Bakery on Main Street in Round Rock, TX 1940s R.R. Moehring's son "Red" perfects the now famous Round Rock Donut yeast dough recipe 1978 Texas Monthly declares the Round Rock Donut 2013 US News & USA Today name Round Rock Donuts one of America's Best Donut Shops UT the best donut in Texas 1978 Jan and Dale Cohrs purchase the bakery, becoming its 6th owners They later change the name to Round Rock Donuts 1809 1929 1970 The donut is introduced A second hand gas oven is installed. The same oven is used today to bake pies, cakes and breads. Lone Stare Bakery moves to West Liberty Street, its current location. to America by Dutch settlers 40,000 t A 2,000 75 GALLONS TON OF DONUT GLAZE IS USED DAILY TO MAKE CUSTOMERS VISIT POUNDS OF DOUGH IS USED DAILY TO MAKE ROUND ROCK DONUTS EVERY MONTH ROUND ROCK DONUTS ROUND ROCK DONUTS Bonus Fact Round Rock Donuts get their unique yelfow cofor from fresh eggs used in the dough THE BAKER'S DOZEN : 13 FUN DONUT DAY FACTS 1938 National Donut Day is created by The Salvation Army to honor the women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. It's celebrated on the first Friday in June. 2 Americans spend over $2 BILLION on donuts every year 3 The average American enjoys 34 donuts a year NKIN' + hispy hreme DONUTS DOUGHNUTS Produce about 14 MILLION donuts combined per day 5 Every year, more than BILLIUN donuts are made in the US are three times more popular GLAZED DUNUTS than any other donut flavor The average glazed donut has 200 CALORIES of donuts was measured at 43.5" high. THE TALLEST STACK TE was built in 2007 with 1,764 ring donuts HANSON GREGORY an American, claimed to have invented the ring shaped donut in 1847 aboard a trading ship Entenmann's of Carlisle, PA is the largest A0 MILLION BOXES 10 donut plant, with yearly production of 11 TOUR DE DONUT Staunton, Illinois holds an annual 30 mile bicycle race by 5 minutes for every donut they eat where riders' times are reduced The largest donut ever made was an American style jelly 17 TONS 12) donut that measured 16 feet in diameter, weighing in at 13 1.7 BILLION CUPS of coffee are sold by Dunkin' Donuts every year to complement their variety of donuts GET YOUR DONUTS HERE JUNE 7, 2013 IS NATIONAL DONUT DAY. MAKE IT SWEETER WITH Free DONUTS! DUNKIN' DONUTS \hrispy hreme LoMaris DOUG HNUTS® Donuts FREE DONUT with any beverage purchase on Donut Day. FREE DONUT for each visitor on FREE DONUT for each visitor on Donut Day. Donut Day. No purchase required. No purchase required. GET MORE EVERYDAY SAVINGS at Offers.com TM Saving shoppers time and money is at the heart of everything we do. With decades of retail experience under our belt, not to mention the countless hours we devote to bringing you the best deals and offers each and every day, we're a leading authority on helping consumers shop smart and keep more cash in their wallets. Sources: http://travel.usnews.com/features/Americas-Best-Doughnuts/, http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2012/12/27/americas-12-best-donut-shops/1794685/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Doughnut_Day, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tour_de_Donut http://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/doughnut-fun-facts/, http://topcultured.com/one-dozen-fun-facts-about-donuts/, https://www.dunkindonuts.com/, http://www.krispykreme.com, http://www.lamars.com

National Donut Day 2013

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Glazed, frosted or filled, these deep-fried delights are a go-to sweet indulgence for the entire Offers.com team. To celebrate our love for these pastries, we gathered 13 fun facts for you to enjoy!

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