type subsidiary founded october 18 1948 1948 10 18 founder verne winchell headquarters industry california number of locations 170 products doughnuts owner yum yum donuts website www.winchells.com winchell s donuts is an international doughnut company founded by verne winchell on october 8 1948 in temple city california . 1 as of 2006 update there are over 170 stores in 12 western states as well as guam saipan and saudi arabia . several stores also operated in nagoya japan in the past with most stores located inside the uny supermarkets as uny co. ltd. was the master franchise holder in japan . it is headquartered in city of industry california . winchell s donuts on melrose avenue in los angeles the chain s slogan is home of the warm n fresh donut and it claims to be the west coast s largest doughnut chain . it also offers its customers a 14 doughnut dozen as opposed to the standard baker s dozen of 13 . winchell s makes over 70 varieties of doughnuts including raised doughnuts cake doughnuts buttermilk doughnuts twists and jelly doughnuts . other baked products include croissants cinnamon rolls bagels muffins and scones . no animal fat is used either as an ingredient or for cooking their fried dough products . a large beverage selection is also available at each location which includes a house blend of coffee made from dark roasted arabica beans . hot and frozen cappuccinos orange and apple juice milk tea and soda are also available . winchells was previously owned by denny s the restaurant chain . in 2004 winchell s was purchased by yum yum donuts a company which operates 70 donut shops under its own name but continues to operate winchell s shops under their name . 2 in 2005 it withdrew from the kansas city area and most locations became krispy kreme . see also edit list of doughnut shops references edit hernandez greg september 30 1999 . winchell s gears up for doughnut war . los angeles times . retrieved june 11 2014 . wotapka dawn august 13 2004 . yum yum to 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