Mr. D's Donuts

What Mr. D's Donuts does

Mr. D's Donuts is a vintage, family-owned donut shop headquartered at 11222 W. 75th Street in Shawnee, Kansas, that has produced handmade donuts continuously since 1975. The current operators — husband-and-wife co-owners Johnny and Boggie, who acquired the business from Johnny's godparents in 2018 — run a single production facility that turns out four core product lines: traditional cake donuts, yeast-raised donuts, weekend-only Taiwanese-style mochi donuts made with rice flour imported from Taiwan, and specialty/artisan donuts including ube (purple yam) mochi varieties. The mochi/ube line is the company's primary product differentiator, and Mr. D's is the first shop to introduce these formats in the Kansas City market, inspired by Taiwan's Mister Donut chain and shaped by Johnny's personal heritage.

The company generates revenue through four channels: direct retail at its Shawnee storefront (open Tuesday through Sunday, 5:30 AM until sold out), a coffee satellite called Mr. D's Coffee at the Lenexa Public Market, a vendor booth at the Overland Park Farmer's Market on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and wholesale distribution to approximately nine local coffee shops and cafes across the Kansas City metro (including Cafe Ca Phe, Chingu Coffee, Oddly Correct, Splitlog Coffee, Seleno Coffee, Fairway Creamery, Filling Station, Roasterie Cafe, and HITIDES Coffee). A Square-based online ordering system supports pickup orders, and a custom/event donut catering line accepts orders with one week advance notice. The business operates with a small staff beyond the founding family, and no external funding (VC, PE, debt) is disclosed.

Pricing is not publicly listed; transactions appear to be point-of-sale retail and quoted wholesale/catering. Marketing is primarily organic, driven by an active Instagram and Facebook presence, earned media from outlets including Fox4KC, KSHB, KCUR, and the Shawnee Mission Post, and community engagement at farmers markets. The company was recognized on Yelp's Top 100 Donut Shops in 2022, supporting a moderately strong regional brand position.

Name

Mr. D's Donuts

Legal name

Mr. D's Donuts

Website

https://mrdsdonuts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mr. D's Donuts is a family-owned, handmade vintage donut shop in Shawnee, Kansas (since 1975) that produces cake, raised, Taiwanese-style mochi, and specialty donuts for KC retail customers, wholesale coffee shop partners, farmer's market shoppers, and custom event orders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Donut Shop

NAICS

Retail Bakeries (311811), Baked Goods Retailers (445291)

SIC

Bakery Products (2050)

akta.pro primary industry

Donut Shops (THAFAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cake Shops & Custom Celebration Cakes (THAFAFAC)

Keywords

• Handmade donuts
• Mochi donuts
• Artisan bakery
• Specialty donuts
• Donut wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Shawnee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Donut Sales: Direct retail sales of handmade donuts (cake, raised, mochi, and specialty varieties) to walk-in customers at the Shawnee location, Lenexa coffee shop, and Overland Park Farmer's Market. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 5:30 AM until sold out.
2. Wholesale Distribution: Wholesale donut supply to local coffee shops and businesses throughout the Kansas City metro area, providing donuts to multiple cafes and cafes.
3. Coffee Shop Sales: Sales through Mr. D's Coffee at Lenexa Public Market, featuring locally roasted drip coffee paired with donuts.
4. Custom Event Orders: Custom donut orders for events with personalized designs, flavor mixtures, and specific amounts, requiring one-week advance notice.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mr. D's Donuts is a vintage, handmade donut shop that produces and sells cake donuts, raised donuts, mochi donuts made with rice flour sourced from Taiwan, and specialty donuts with Asian-inspired flavors (including Ube). The shop sells direct to retail walk-in customers at its Shawnee, KS location, a Lenexa Public Market coffee counter, and an Overland Park Farmer's Market booth, and also supplies donuts wholesale to local coffee shops and takes custom donut orders for events.

Product overview

Mr. D's Donuts is a vintage donut shop operating as a single-location production facility in Shawnee, Kansas, with an additional coffee shop satellite location at the Lenexa Public Market. The company produces four core donut varieties—Cake Donuts, Raised Donuts, Mochi Donuts, and Specialty Donuts—all made handmade and fresh daily. The shop gained regional recognition for introducing mochi donuts (rice flour-based Taiwanese-style donuts) and Ube donuts to the Kansas City area. Custom donut orders for events and wholesale supply to local businesses complement the retail operations. An online ordering system via Square enables customer purchases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cake Donuts Traditional cake-style donuts made by hand the classic way, handcrafted fresh daily at the Shawnee, KS location and sold across the shop's retail and wholesale channels for individual consumers.
• Raised Donuts Yeast-raised donuts made using traditional methods, served fresh daily alongside cake donuts at the Shawnee shop and across wholesale accounts.
• Mochi Donuts Chewy and bouncy ring donuts made with rice flour sourced from Taiwan, featuring a QQ texture characteristic of Asian rice-based desserts. Available weekends only due to extended preparation time, sold to retail and wholesale customers in the Kansas City area.
• Specialty Donuts Artistically designed donuts featuring unique shapes and seasonal/rotating flavors inspired by Taiwan's Mister Donut, including Ube Mochi varieties made with purple yams, sold to retail and wholesale customers.
• Mr. D's Coffee at Lenexa Public Market Coffee shop outpost at the Lenexa Public Market serving locally roasted drip coffee with a limited selection of Mr. D's handmade donuts, for walk-in food-hall customers.
• Custom Donut Orders Bespoke donut orders for events including parties, weddings, and corporate gatherings, with custom designs, flavor combinations, and specific quantities; requires one-week advance notice and quote-based pricing for event organizers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 50 years of continuous operation since 1975
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cafe Ca PheminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal coffee shop that sells Mr. D's donuts as part of their menu offerings.
• Chingu CoffeeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal coffee shop that carries Mr. D's donuts for resale to their customers.
• Oddly CorrectminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal coffee shop partner selling Mr. D's donuts.
• Splitlog CoffeeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal coffee shop partner selling Mr. D's donuts.
• Seleno CoffeeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal coffee shop partner selling Mr. D's donuts.
• Fairway CreameryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal business partner carrying Mr. D's donuts.
• Filling Station CoffeeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-location coffee shop chain selling Mr. D's donuts at their various locations.
• Roasterie CafeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMulti-location local coffee roaster selling Mr. D's donuts at their cafes.
• HITIDES CoffeeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal coffee shop partner selling Mr. D's donuts.
• Lenexa Public MarketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFood hall venue housing Mr. D's Coffee shop as a tenant, providing retail space for the company's second location.
• Overland Park Farmer's MarketcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWeekly farmers market vendor spot at OP Farmers' Market (Wednesdays and Saturdays), providing direct retail access and community engagement opportunities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dunkin': Dunkin' is a national coffee-and-donut chain offering donuts through retail stores and wholesale partnerships. Comparable as a mass-market donut and coffee operator; competes indirectly via brand awareness and cafe partnerships.
• Krispy Kreme: Krispy Kreme is a national donut chain with broad retail and wholesale distribution. Comparable as a donut producer and wholesaler, though it operates at scale with automated production rather than Mr. D's handmade model.
• Shipley Do-Nuts: Shipley Do-Nuts is a regional donut chain concentrated in the South and Midwest with strong wholesale-to-cafe distribution. Comparable as a multi-location donut producer competing for similar cafe wholesale accounts.

Direct peers

• Voodoo Doughnut: Voodoo Doughnut is a craft donut chain known for creative/custom flavors and strong brand identity. Comparable as a specialty donut concept that pairs custom orders with retail and has expanded via flagship stores.
• LaMar's Donuts: LaMar's Donuts is a Kansas City-area donut chain that started locally and expanded regionally, offering traditional handmade donuts across multiple retail locations. Directly comparable as a heritage KC donut operator with a multi-channel retail model.
• Daylight Donuts: Daylight Donuts is a regional donut franchise with wholesale and retail operations across multiple U.S. states. Comparable as a traditional handmade donut brand distributed via both retail shops and wholesale accounts.
• District Donuts Sliders Brew: District Donuts is a craft donut and coffee concept pairing handmade donuts with local-roaster coffee and event catering. Comparable as a multi-channel craft donut operator with custom-order revenue.
• Hurts Donut Company: Hurts Donut Company is a regional donut chain known for creative flavors, custom designs, and event orders. Comparable as a craft donut operator with a custom-order B2B stream and retail expansion.
• Top Pot Doughnuts: Top Pot Doughnuts is a Seattle-based craft donut and coffee chain with multiple retail cafes and wholesale accounts. Comparable as a heritage-style handmade donut operator with coffee-shop distribution.

Emerging players

• Mochinut: Mochinut is a growing chain specializing in mochi donuts, the same product category Mr. D's pioneered in KC. Comparable as a direct mochi-donut competitor that represents both a category tailwind and a potential entrant in the KC market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/mrdsdonutshop
• Xx.com/MrDsDonutShop1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mr-d-s

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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