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Just in time for National Donut Day on June 4, the Doughnut Club is rolling into Denver’s Central Park, opening its fourth storefront at 7302 East 29th Avenue.
Marquez and Ondrea Fernandez love doughnuts, but also like healthy eating. While exercising in the gym one day in 2015, Marquez dreamed of biting into a warm doughnut. His daydream turned into reality when the couple decided to create protein-packed doughnuts that would satisfy the sweet tooth of a health-conscious clientele, using their health care and social work backgrounds to create a business. The Dough Bar was designed to make and ship doughnuts that are actually good for you oven-baked, low in fat and high in protein.
‘Shark Tank’ donut maker has fourth location rising in Central Park
Photos courtesy of The Doughnut Club)
The Doughnut Club has jam-packed expansion plans for 2021.
The Fort Collins-based donut shop is getting ready to open its fourth location in June in Central Park, the Denver neighborhood formerly known as Stapleton. And owners Marquez and Ondrea Fernandez want to add two more before the end of the year.
“Our goal is to have a store north, south, east and west of our RiNo shop, so we can hit the whole Denver metro area,” Marquez Fernandez said.
The Doughnut Club is the retail arm of the Fernandezes’ online business, The Dough Bar. The Dough Bar which they pitched on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2018, landing a deal with Barbara Corcoran sells protein-packed baked donuts through its website.