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'{{short description|American doughnut company}} {{Use American English|date=July 2020}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}{{Infobox restaurant | name = Voodoo Doughnut | image = Portland, OR (DSC 0242).jpg | image_caption = The exterior of Voodoo Doughnut's flagship location in Old Town Chinatown [[Portland, Oregon]] | slogan = "The Magic is in the Hole" | logo = Voodoo Baron Logo.png | logo_width = | established = {{Start date and age|2003}}<ref name="new-location"/> | current-owner = Richard "Tres" Shannon III<br/>Kenneth "Cat Daddy" Pogson<ref name="about">[http://voodoodoughnut.com/about.php About Voodoo Doughnut] from the company's website</ref><ref name="wweek">[http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=12011 Voodoo Child: A peek at Voodoo Doughnut Too] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054109/http://wweek.com/wwire/?p=12011 |date=2008-10-07 }} from ''[[Willamette Week]]''</ref> | head-chef = | food-type = [[Doughnut]]s | dress-code = Casual | rating = | street-address = 22 Southwest 3rd Avenue | city = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] | state = [[Oregon]] | zip = | country = {{USA}} | coordinates = {{coord|45.5227|-122.6731|type:landmark_region:US-OR|display=inline,title}} | other-locations = | website = {{URL|http://www.voodoodoughnut.com}} }} '''Voodoo Doughnut''' is an American doughnut company based in [[Portland, Oregon]] with a current total of 11 stores in [[California]], [[Colorado]], [[Florida]], [[Oregon]], and [[Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Voodoo Doughnut {{!}} Locations {{!}} Find your closest real life shop!|url=https://www.voodoodoughnut.com/locations/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Voodoo Doughnut|language=en-US}}</ref> Donut eating contests were a long-held tradition, but they were suspended following a choking death at the Denver location in 2017.<ref name="Reuters">{{Cite news|last=Coffman|first=Keith|date=2017-04-04|title=Denver choking death reported linked to doughnut-eating contest|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-colorado-doughnut-death-idUSKBN1760D3|access-date=2021-03-29}}</ref> == History == [[File:Voodoo Doughnut Portland Oregon.JPG|thumb|The former exterior of the flagship location in Portland]] Voodoo Doughnut was founded in May 2003<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2006-08-01|title=Doughnut Shop: Voodoo Doughnut|url=https://believermag.com/doughnut-voodoo-doughnut/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=Believer Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> by Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson and Richard "Tres" Shannon III. The company's logo features a version of [[Baron Samedi]], Voodoo Loa of the dead.<ref name=ORencyclopedia>{{cite encyclopedia| url=https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/voodoo_doughnut/#.XWa3Z3spCi6 |title=Voodoo Doughnut| encyclopedia=The Oregon Encyclopedia|publisher=Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> During the business's first few years, it was only open at night.<ref name=":0" /> The original location closed between April to June 2011 for remodeling after the company acquired space next door that was formerly occupied by a nightclub called Berbati's Pan. Much of the expansion involved creating additional room for the kitchen.<ref name="oregonlive.com">[http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/04/voodoo_doughnuts_to_close_down.html Voodoo Doughnut to Close Downtown Store for Renovation, Expansion] ''The Oregonian''.</ref> In August 2011, Voodoo Doughnut's staff constructed an enlarged version of its box for the Portland Bridge Festival that contained 3,880 doughnuts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beaven|first=Steve|last2=Oregonian|first2=The|date=2011-08-12|title=That gigantic pink box of Voodoo Doughnuts may just set a world record|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2011/08/that_gigantic_pink_box_of_vood.html|access-date=2020-09-17|website=oregonlive|language=en}}</ref> The box was filled with smaller boxes and topped off with individual doughnuts until it reached 666 lbs, a number which, as Shannon explained, was chosen to go along with their voodoo theme.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 10, 2011|title=World's largest box of doughnuts weighs in at 666 pounds|url=http://www.today.com/food/worlds-largest-box-doughnuts-weighs-666-pounds-1C9004976|access-date=2020-09-17|website=TODAY.com|language=en}}</ref> According to ''[[NBC News]]'', it was the biggest box of doughnuts in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sorta Secret History of National Donut Day|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/sorta-secret-history-national-donut-day-n585246|access-date=2020-09-17|website=NBC News|language=en}}</ref> Also in 2011, Voodoo Doughnut began partnering with [[Rogue Ales]] to convert several of its doughnut flavors into bottled beer. These have included: Bacon Maple Ale and Chocolate, Peanut Butter, and Banana Ale.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehook.com/article/booze/rogue-voodoo-maple-bacon-doughnut-ale-went-from-troll-beer-to-sensation |title=How Rogue Voodoo Doughnut Ale Went From Troll Beer to Sensation|last=Goldfarb|first=Aaron|date=28 August 2019|work=[[Inside Hook]]|access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> The latter was taken from its Memphis Mafia doughnut, which serves a tribute to [[Elvis Presley]]. That same year, the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' declared Voodoo Doughnut an international tourist attraction.<ref name="lat">{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hometown-portland-20110220,0,1346438.story|title=Voodoo Doughnuts: In Portland, Ore., nothing says commitment like a Voodoo Doughnut|last=Sewell|first=Abby|date=20 February 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=20 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303052957/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hometown-portland-20110220,0,1346438.story|archive-date=3 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2017, a man choked to death while attempting to consume a half-pound doughnut within 80 seconds at the [[Colfax Avenue]] location in [[Denver]]. The eating contest, which was also a long-running tradition at other locations, has been suspended since this incident.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Colorado Man Dies Choking on a Doughnut in Bakery Eating Challenge|url=https://people.com/human-interest/man-dies-choking-at-doughnut-eating-contest/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Acker|first=Lizzy|date=2017-04-04|title=Man chokes to death at Denver Voodoo Doughnut|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/food/2017/04/man_chokes_to_death_at_denver.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-03|website=oregonlive|language=en}}</ref> The death occurred in the lobby of the shop.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sylte|first=Allison|last2=Biassou|first2=Krystyna|date=April 3, 2017|title=Man who choked to death at Voodoo Doughnut identified|url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/man-who-choked-to-death-at-voodoo-doughnut-identified/73-427876546|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-23|website=KUSA.com|language=en-US|quote=The manager at the shop confirmed to 9NEWS a person died in their lobby, but wouldn't say anything else.}}</ref> According to the contest's rules, anyone capable of eating the entire cake-sized treat would receive a commemorative pin and not have to pay for the doughnut.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|date=2017-04-04|title=Voodoo Doughnuts suspends eating challenge after man dies|url=https://katu.com/news/local/voodoo-doughnuts-suspends-eating-challenge-after-man-dies|access-date=2020-09-08|website=KATU}}</ref><ref name="Reuters"/> == Unionization == {{Expand section|date=September 2020}} In 2020, also during the pandemic, workers at the downtown location [[Trade union|unionized]], forming The Doughnut Workers United (DWU), which is affiliated with the Portland chapter of the [[Industrial Workers of the World]] (IWW).<ref>{{Cite web|last=McIntosh|first=Don|date=March 20, 2020|title=At Portland icon Voodoo Doughnuts, workers announce they've formed a union|url=https://nwlaborpress.org/2020/03/at-portland-icon-voodoo-doughnuts-workers-announce-theyve-formed-a-union/|access-date=July 25, 2020|website=[[Northwest Labor Press]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Burley|first=Shane|date=May 1, 2020|title=Coronavirus fight: Some US worker unions become more aggressive|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/coronavirus-fight-worker-unions-aggressive-200417212003336.html|access-date=2020-09-11|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref> Increase in security is one of the things sought by the union following a disturbance incident involving a man armed with a hatchet in March 2020.In late June 2021 during heatwave 2018 the union had a strike and walked out due to the horrible conditions inside building and manager didn’t listen. When they returned. 6 or 7 of them were fired for “abandoning their position” ==Doughnuts== [[File:Bacon donut.jpg|thumb|right|Bacon-Maple bar]] [[File:Voodoo PInk Box.jpg|thumb|right|Voodoo doughnut pink box]] [[File:Cock and balls doughnut.jpg|thumb|In addition to the Portland Cream doughnut, a variation of the [[Boston Cream doughnut]]), Voodoo Doughnut also makes a Cock and Balls doughnut that has cream filled "balls"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Tim|title=This Portland doughnut shop is #FeelingTheBern|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-elections-this-portland-doughnut-shop-is-feeling-the-bern-a7033116.html|access-date=29 June 2016|date=17 May 2016}}</ref>]] Voodoo Doughnut offers over 100 varieties in total.<ref name="oregonlive.com"/> Two of their doughnuts, the [[NyQuil]] Glazed doughnut and the Vanilla [[Pepto-Bismol|Pepto]] Crushed [[Tums]] doughnut, are no longer available due to an order from local health officials. According to one of the company's co-owners, "The NyQuil one was kind of a lark, but that's the one that got the most famous. With the Pepto doughnut, I honestly thought if you had that shot of tequila you shouldn't have at 2:00 a.m., and then you got sugar, bread, Pepto, and Tums, you'd either feel better or puke your ass off and then feel better because you got it out of your system. So it was a win-win either way."<ref>[http://www.believermag.com/issues/200608/?read=doughnut_voodoo Voodoo Doughnut] from the August 2006 issue of ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]''</ref> On December 24, 2008, Voodoo Doughnut's Portland Creme doughnut was designated Portland's "Official City Doughnut" by a resolution introduced by Portland Mayor [[Tom Potter]] and passed by city commissioners the same night.<ref name="ORencyclopedia" /> The resolution also expressed Portlanders' "deepest gratitude to Voodoo Doughnut management for its dedication in the face of these stringent economic times in providing employment opportunities... and above all, creating and naming a doughnut after our beloved city that leaves a lasting taste and fond memories on its customers near and far away."<ref>{{cite news|title=Portland sprinkles award on official city doughnut|url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=122975772171631800|access-date=24 December 2008|date=17 May 2016|work=Oregon Local News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225082712/http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=122975772171631800|archive-date=25 December 2008}}</ref> Later, Mayor Potter and mayoral candidate [[Sam Adams (Oregon politician)|Sam Adams]] attended a midnight doughnut-eating contest.<ref name="lat" /> ==Operations== As of September 2020, the company has ten retail locations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-07|title=Voodoo Doughnuts Opens New Location On McLoughlin Blvd in Milwaukie Today|url=https://www.kxl.com/voodoo-doughnuts-opens-new-location-on-mcloughlin-blvd-in-milwaukie-today/|access-date=2020-09-08|website=KXL|language=en-US}}</ref> The first opened in 2003<ref name="lat" /> at 22 Southwest 3rd Avenue<ref>{{cite web | url = http://npaper-wehaa.com/finder/13067/?preview=1#2011/08/s1/?page=54&z=62 | title = Hoods | work = Finder | author = Tres Shannon (Voodoo Founder) | publisher = Willamette Week | page = 54 | date = August 2011 | quote = ... Voodoo Doughnut, ...(22 Southwest 3rd Ave., 241-4704, voodoodoughnut.com). ... But I love that there’s still a porn theater where the Paris Theatre was (New Paris Theatre, 6 Northwest 3rd Ave., 295-7808). They’re great neighbors. | access-date = 2012-01-30 }}</ref> in the [[Old Town Chinatown]] neighborhood of Portland. To celebrate their fifth anniversary, Voodoo Doughnut opened a second branch at 1501 Northeast Davis Street named Voodoo Doughnut Too in the [[Kerns, Portland, Oregon|Kerns]] neighborhood.<ref name="wweek"/> The operation began with a "soft opening" on May 30, 2008 with limited hours. The official opening was in June 2008 and featured a parade that traveled from the original location to the new one.<ref name="new-location">{{cite web | url=http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/2008/05/voodoo_doughnuts_to_open_new_s.php | title=Voodoo Doughnuts To Open New Shop | publisher=[[Portland Mercury]] | date=2008-05-21 | access-date=2008-06-03}}</ref><ref name="new-location2">{{cite web | url=http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/121242934633280.xml&coll=7 | title=In the Mix, FOODday | publisher=[[The Oregonian]] | date=2008-06-03 | access-date=2008-06-03}}</ref> ==Wedding services== Voodoo Doughnut offers legal [[wedding]] services followed by doughnuts and [[coffee]].<ref>[https://www.voodoodoughnut.com/shop/weddings/] from the company's website</ref> In an effort to "ritualize" the name “Voodoo,” both Pogson and Shannon became ordained ministers of the [[Universal Life Church]], and subsequently performed both real and fake wedding ceremonies in their shops.<ref name=ORencyclopedia/> ==Television== [[File:Captain My Captain, Voodoo Doughnut.jpg|thumb|right|The "Captain My Captain" doughnut, featuring vanilla frosting and [[Cap'n Crunch]] cereal]] Voodoo Doughnut has been featured on television series including: ''[[Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations|No Reservations]]'',<ref>[http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain/ci.Pacific_Northwest.show?vgnextfmt=show Anthony Bourdain Visits the Pacific Northwest] from the [[Travel Channel]] website</ref> ''[[Man v. Food]]'', ''Doughnut Paradise''.<ref>[http://www.travelchannel.com/Travel_Ideas/Food_and_Wine/ci.Donut_Paradise.artTravelIdeasFmt?vgnextfmt=artTravelIdeasFmt Donut Paradise: The Ultimate Deep-Fried Treat] from the Travel Channel website,</ref> [[Jay Leno]] included a joke about Voodoo Doughnut during a 2004 ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|Tonight Show]]'' opening monologue and said "Did you hear about the doughnut shop in Portland, Oregon, that has caffeinated doughnuts? Yeah, I guess you can stay awake during your bypass surgery."<ref>{{cite news|title=DEPT. OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS|last=Nicholas|first=Jonathan|date=2004-01-05|work=The Oregonian|pages=D01}}</ref> ==Voodoo Doughnut Recordings== In 2013, Voodoo Doughnut founders, Cat Daddy and Tres, started a record label named Voodoo Doughnut Recordings with the intent of establishing a catalog of doughnut-related music to help promote the company's brand.<ref name="CNPR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cpr.org/openair/story/interview-tres-shannon-co-owner-voodoo-doughnut|title=Interview: Tres Shannon, co-owner of Voodoo Doughnut|work=Colorado Public Radio|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrtxmag.com/businesses/voodoo-doughnut-recordings/|title=Voodoo Doughnut Recordings|work=Vortex Music Magazine|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> Early novelty acts included The Deep Fried Boogie Band and The Doughnut Boys.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/01/voodoo_doughnut_record_label.html|title=7 things to know about Voodoo Doughnut's record label|date=3 January 2014|work=oregonlive.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> The label expanded to other artists such as [[Poison Idea]],<ref name="CNPR"/> [[The Dandy Warhols]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vrtxmag.com/articles/the-dandy-warhols-set-to-drop-two-records-this-april-including-nothin-to-do-live-at-the-x-ray-cafe-song-premiere/|title=The Dandy Warhols Set to Drop Two Records This April Including 'Nothin' To Do' Live at The X-Ray Cafe [Song Premiere]|work=Vortex Music Magazine|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> [[Dead Moon]],<ref name="MV2017">{{cite web|url=http://modern-vinyl.com/2017/04/18/locals-only-tres-shannon-voodoo-doughnut/|title=Locals Only: Tres Shannon (Voodoo Doughnut)|work=modern-vinyl.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> [[Smegma (band)|Smegma]],<ref name="MV2017"/> [[Jerry Joseph]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oregonconfluence.com/2016/04/11/jerry-joseph-voodoo-doughnut-recordings-lower-boom/|title=Jerry Joseph, Voodoo Doughnut Recordings, & Lower Boom : The Confluence|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> Devin Millar, and [[Hazel (band)|Hazel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/12/dead_moon_live_album_to_offer.html|title=Dead Moon live album to offer a first peek at Voodoo's unearthed rock archive|date=30 December 2014|work=oregonlive.com|access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref> The label also releases recordings of comedians such as [[Ian Karmel]].<ref name="MV2017"/> ==See also== * [[List of doughnut shops]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.voodoodoughnut.com/ Voodoo Doughnut website] * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Voodoo-Doughnut/119262244761342 Voodoo Doughnut Official Facebook] * [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8993133 In Pursuit of a Trans-Fat-Free Doughnut] (''[[Day to Day]]'', March 19, 2007) from the [[National Public Radio]] website {{Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon}} [[Category:2003 establishments in Oregon]] [[Category:Bakeries of the United States]] [[Category:Companies based in Portland, Oregon]] [[Category:Culture of Portland, Oregon]] [[Category:Doughnut shops]] [[Category:Kerns, Portland, Oregon]] [[Category:Old Town Chinatown]] [[Category:Privately held companies based in Oregon]] [[Category:Restaurants in Oregon]] [[Category:Restaurants established in 2003]] [[Category:Southwest Portland, Oregon]] [[Category:Theme restaurants]]'