Charlotte Favorite Donut Shop Closing Soon
Who doesn’t love a good donut? It’s one of my favorite indulgent treats. And, when you find a really good one, you hate to see it go. Unfortunately, a Charlotte favorite donut shop is set to close in February. According to Axios Charlotte, “Your Mom’s Donuts” plans to shut the doors at both the Park Road and Matthews locations February 5. Owner Courtney Ahern started Your Mom’s Donuts as a home delivery business in 2013. She went on to a pop-up cart in Charlotte three years later. Then, Ahern opened several brick and mortar stores. However, as she points out, without big financial backing, keeping operations going with rising costs becomes more difficult. According to Ahern, inflation takes its toll with ingredients like eggs soaring. The donut shop uses 90-120 dozen eggs per week. She says even raising prices of the donuts last year, she couldn’t keep up with ingredient costs. Ahern points out that in order to see a profit, the price per doughnut would need to jump to $8. She currently charges $2.50-$4.00.
Ahern home-schools her three children and commutes from Charleston to Charlotte once a week. Understandably, she says the burn out is real. And, doing things remotely and commuting took her from her true passion of connecting with people and community. Ahern’s Instagram post reads, “I will forever be grateful for this chapter of my life. Over the next 4 weeks we’ll do our best to make your favorites one last time.” Upon seeing the post, customers and fellow business owners alike responded with support and well wishes. The website describes each doughnut as a masterpiece rather than assembly line creation. Her wish was for words like “bliss” and “heavenly” to come to mind upon tasting her doughnuts. So, take a moment to visit this Charlotte favorite donut shop before it’s gone.
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