Voodoo Doughnut

Portland Icon Voodoo Doughnut Is Coming to Chicago | Eater Chicago

"I'm reading that an iconic Oregon-based doughnut chain, Voodoo Doughnut, is opening a Chicago outpost in mid-November with a target date of Friday, November 17; the announcement included an altered photo of the former Umami Burger at 945 W. Randolph Street now bathed in the brand’s Pepto‑Bismol pink. Co-founded by Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Tres Shannon in 2003, the shop built a reputation for a quirky, irreverent style and signature pink boxes and wild creations like the chocolate peanut butter Old Dirty Bastard and the stoner-friendly Maple Blazer Blunt; it has expanded into Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Colorado and a sole California outlet inside the Universal Orlando Resort, with more Chicago locations reportedly in the works and a Dallas opening planned, backed by San Francisco‑based private equity firm Fundamental Capital. The West Loop location is expected to join a late‑night doughnut scene that already includes Stan’s Donuts, Do‑Rite Donuts, and Firecakes, but the chain has also faced labor strife — in 2022 workers won an election to join Doughnut Workers United after alleging management engaged in union‑busting, including the firing of seven workers who walked out during a 2021 heatwave." - Naomi Waxman