{"id":752473,"date":"2026-11-10T05:35:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T02:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/johnnys-doughnuts-shuts-3-california-shops-amid-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T05:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T02:35:21","slug":"johnnys-doughnuts-shuts-3-california-shops-amid-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/johnnys-doughnuts-shuts-3-california-shops-amid-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny\u2019s Doughnuts shuts 3 California shops amid layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af4941f4fb2b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/johnnys-doughnuts-shuts-3-california-shops-amid-layoffs\/#%E2%80%9CJohnnys_Doughnuts_shuts_3_California_shops_amid_layoffs%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Johnny\u2019s Doughnuts shuts 3 California shops amid layoffs&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/johnnys-doughnuts-shuts-3-california-shops-amid-layoffs\/#Download_The_California_Post_App_follow_us_on_social_and_subscribe_to_our_newsletters\" >Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJohnnys_Doughnuts_shuts_3_California_shops_amid_layoffs%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Johnny\u2019s Doughnuts shuts 3 California shops amid layoffs&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F11%2F148147131.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Say it ain\u2019t dough. <\/p>\n<p>California doughnut chain Johnny\u2019s Doughnuts closed half of its six locations across the state Monday, pumping the brakes on a rapid expansion that saw the small chain add two new stores this year alone.<\/p>\n<p>The closures will affect locations in San Francisco\u2019s Pacific Heights, Santa Rosa and Santana Row in San Jose, the latter of which opened just four months ago. <\/p>\n<p>Thirty-four employees will be laid off in the closures, the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/food\/restaurants\/article\/johnny-doughnuts-bay-area-closures-22512455.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>California doughnut chain Johnny\u2019s Doughnuts will close half of its six locations across the state, laying off 34 employees.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@Johnny Doughnuts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe expanded too quickly,\u201d Craig Blum, co-founder and CEO of the chain, told the Chronicle. \u201cThe business couldn\u2019t support all these operations going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Locations in San Rafael, Larkspur and Napa will remain open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not something we take lightly,\u201d Blum continued, saying the decision to close the stores involved \u201cmany tears shed and sleepless nights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a small company, and we\u2019re really determined to continue to serve the communities that we\u2019ve been involved with for so long,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>CEO Craig Blum said the company, which opened two new locations this year, expanded too quickly.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@Johnny Doughnuts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blum said the company will focus further on Marin and Napa, as those areas have their best foot traffic and strongest sales. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past couple of years, we took on more financial obligations than our business could carry,\u201d the owners wrote in an email to customers Monday, per the Chronicle. \u201cThat\u2019s on us.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Johnny\u2019s Doughnuts began as a food truck in 2012, before opening its first store the following year. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@Johnny Doughnuts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First launched by Blum and Kim Diamond as a food truck in 2012, Johnny\u2019s Doughnuts focuses on classic, handcrafted doughnuts, with options including old fashioned and jelly doughnuts, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>le fritters and cinnamon rolls. The chain also offers vegan and wheat-free doughnuts.<\/p>\n<p>Blum and Diamond opened their first cafe location in San Rafael in 2013, followed by outposts in Hayes Valley in 2017 and at Marin Country Mart in Larkspur in 2018.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The California-based chain uses local ingredients and offers classic doughnut flavors like old fashioned and jelly. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@Johnny Doughnuts<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The chain \u2014 which also serves espresso, coffee, and tea \u2014 uses local ingredients including flour from Central Milling in Petaluma and dairy from Clover Dairy in Sonoma.<\/p>\n<p>Johnny\u2019s has been recognized by Thrillist, Forbes and Food Network, which named the chain one of the top 5 best doughnut shops in America.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Johnny\u2019s has been recognized by Thrillist, Forbes and Food Network, which named the chain one of the top 5 best doughnut shops in America. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@westendvintageshop<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The chain previously planned to expand to Petaluma and the East Bay, but neither location materialized.<\/p>\n<p>Locations in Santa Rosa and Pacific Heights were opened in 2021 and 2022, while the Hayes Valley location shuttered in 2022.  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