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Donut store chain
Blue Star Donuts
Company type Chain Industry Donuts Headquarters Area served
United States Website
Official website
Blue Star Donuts is a small chain of gourmet donut shops. The business has operated in
Portland, Oregon ,
Los Angeles , and
Tokyo .
[1]
History
Blue Star launched a CBD-infused donut in 2019.
[2] It went under a major downsizing in June 2020.
[3] It declared
Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2020, but was reorganized and emerged from protection in December 2020.
[4]
All locations were temporarily closed in 2020 because of the
COVID-19 pandemic ,
[5] and began selling "limited edition" products in grocery stores.
[6]
[7]
Locations
SW Jefferson St.
South Waterfront
SE Division
North Mississippi
Portland International Airport
Downtown Lake Oswego[
citation needed ]
Los Angeles (Manhattan Beach, Silver Lake, and Venice)
[8]
Tokyo (Shibuya Ward)
[9]
Previously, there were locations in downtown Portland, NW 23rd Ave, Beaverton Progress Ridge and Multnomah Village all of which closed between May and June 2020.
[10]
[1]
References
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a
b Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (June 9, 2020).
"Blue Star Dramatically Downsizes, Permanently Closing Three More Stores" . Eater Portland .
Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .
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"That's so Portland: Blue Star releases first CBD-infused donut" . kgw.com . 19 February 2019.
Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10 .
^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (2020-06-09).
"Blue Star Dramatically Downsizes, Permanently Closing Three More Stores" . Eater Portland .
Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-11-04 .
^ Lalley, Heather (December 10, 2020).
"Blue Star Donuts emerges from bankruptcy" . Restaurant Business .
Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-03 .
^ Jackson-Glidden, Brooke (April 8, 2020).
"After Temporarily Closing All Its Locations, Blue Star Now Sells Doughnuts in Grocery Stores" . Eater Portland .
Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .
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"Blue Star Donuts now in grocery stores" . April 8, 2020.
Archived from the original on June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020 .
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"Portland doughnut shops evolve to stay open" . kgw.com . 9 April 2020.
Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-06-10 .
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"Locations: Blue Star Donuts" . Blue Star Donuts .
Archived from the original on 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2021-11-01 .
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"The Dream of Portland Is Alive in Japan" . Willamette Week . 8 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-09 .
^ Ryan, Jim (2020-06-10).
"Blue Star Donuts permanently closing flagship shop in downtown Portland, 2 other locations" . oregonlive .
Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2021-11-04 .
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