Founded in 1934, it is known for its Duchess brand honey buns and doughnuts and has been featured on the Food Network.
Vernon Scarborough founded Carolina Foods in Charlotte in 1934 as a sandwich company that expanded after World War II.
Operating out of his basement, Scarborough made lunches for workers at local textile and furniture factories.
[2] It employs 425 people and produces 1 million honey buns per day, in addition to its other products, which include the Duchess brand doughnuts and Dunkin Sticks.
[1] In 2015, Unwrapped 2.0 featured Carolina Foods' honey buns on its premiere episode.