Which American doughnut chain was started in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1937 by Vernon Rudolph and began growing quickly beyond its Southeastern US home region in the 1990s?

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Krispy Kreme. Vernon Rudolph opened the first Krispy Kreme doughnut store in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1937, drawn there by the headquarters of Camel Cigarettes. Krispy Kreme later expanded rapidly outside the Southeastern United States, where most of its stores were located.