Vernon Rudolph

Vernon Rudolph
Born
Vernon Carver Rudolph

June 30, 1915
Marshall County, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1973(1973-08-16) (aged 58)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.
Spouse(s)
Ruth Ayers
​
​
(m. 1939; died 1944)​

Lorraine Flynt
​
(m. 1946)​
Children4
RelativesLewis Rudolph (brother)

Vernon Carver Rudolph (June 30, 1915 – August 16, 1973) was an American businessman who founded Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.[1][2]

Biography

Early life

Vernon Carver Rudolph was born in Marshall County, Kentucky.[1][2] He was the oldest of four children born to Plumie and Rethie Rudolph.[1] His siblings included Lewis Rudolph, who would later help found Krispy Kreme.[3] As he grew older, Vernon Rudolph began to help in the general store that his uncle owned.[1]

Career

When he graduated high school, he went to Paducah, Kentucky, with his uncle.[1] In 1933, Rudolph's uncle bought a doughnut shop and recipe for yeast-raised donuts from a French federal employee and chef named Joe LeBeau.[1] This all occurred during the middle of the Great Depression, so they moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to see if they could get better business there and secure their financial future.[1] Things did not work out for them in Nashville, so they moved back to Kentucky where Rudolph's uncle sold his business to his brother, Rudolph's father.[1] His son, Lewis, started working for the shop.[1] In 1936. his father opened another shop in Charleston, West Virginia, and a few years later, a third shop in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

In the summer of 1937, determined to own his own Krispy Kreme shop, Rudolph decided to move to Winston-Salem, North Carolina,[1][2] rented a building across from Salem College and Academy, and on July 13, 1937, using the original Krispy Kreme recipe, opened his shop. His first customers were local grocery stores, but people began to stop by the store asking if they could buy hot doughnuts.[1] In the 1940s, he sold franchises and in 1947, he founded the Krispy Kreme Corporation, becoming Chairman and President.[1]

Personal life

In 1939, he married Ruth Ayers, who was from Atlanta, Georgia.[1] They adopted a baby girl, Patricia Ann, in 1943.[1] In 1944, his wife died in a car accident in Orangeburg, South Carolina.[1] In 1946, he remarried to Lorraine Flynt of Winston-Salem, NC. They had four children.[1]

Death

Rudolph died on August 17, 1973, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the age of 58.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q National Museum of American History: Krispy Kream Corporation Records, ca. 1937-1997
  2. ^ a b c Vernon Rudolph: Krispy Kreme in the Limelight, Wake Forest University School of Law, August 19th, 2011
  3. ^ McGree, Jaime (December 30, 2014). "Lewis Rudolph, a Krispy Kreme founder, dies". USA Today (The Tennessean). Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Kazanjian, K.; Joyner, A.; Clark, D. (2004). Making Dough: The 12 Secret Ingredients of Krispy Kreme's Sweet Success. Wiley. p. xvi. ISBN 978-0-471-68401-5. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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