LONDON’S MINI DONUT BAR STORY
Our family, Anthony, Carmen, JR & London Mathis, went out to Colorado for Spring Break, March, 2012 and tasted mini donuts for the first time. We thought they were cute, delicious and went back home to Louisville, Kentucky to do some research. After a lot of prayer and support from family, we started London’s Mini Donuts, invested in equipment and began to participate in fairs and festivals around the state. With the success of the first event, the Owensboro Barbecue Festival, other events in Frankfort, Henderson, and Louisville events at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, Water Tower, St. James Art Show and Gas Light Festival sparked a mini donut following and enthusiasm. “Those are sooooooo good”, “Oh my gosh, they melt in your mouth”, and “It’s like a taste of heaven”, were comments that we heard repeatedly in addition to, “Where is your store”? With more prayer and more support from family and friends, we opened London’s Mini Donuts Bar in Mall St. Matthews, November, 2012 before Black Friday and we have had steady sales since opening.
People often ask why we did this and the answer is that it’s a “God Thing” for us, not to say that God is not in control of everything, but this particular venture, the risks, the investment, the sacrifices, have all been because we were certain that it was something God wanted us to do. Everything has come together and it’s been a lot of work, but we believe that somehow we are doing His will as well. When we built the kiosk, Anthony built it in our home office and we asked our friends and family to write scripture, blessings and/or well wishes on the frame and walls before being brought in and assembled in the mall. The construction industry has been our family’s bread and butter for almost 20 years, it is as if we were prepared to seize the opportunity placed before us.
We have been blessed with wonderful employees who are dependable, reliable, honest and trustworthy, which are the qualities we prayed and look to find in the people that want to work with us.
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