Shipley Do-Nuts (colloquially known as Shipley's) is an American doughnut company and coffeehouse chain with more than 300 franchised stores in the Southern United States, including Texas,[1] Oklahoma,[2] Louisiana,[1] Arkansas,[1] Tennessee,[1] Mississippi,[1] Florida,[3] Alabama,[4] and as of 2018,[update] Colorado.
When Shipley first created his recipe, his doughnuts were cut by hand, served warm during the day, and sold for $0.05 (equivalent to $1.1 in 2023) per dozen.
The event raised funds to end hunger among pre-schoolers living in poverty in Houston and the surrounding area.
[15] In 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), charged a Shipley Do-Nuts franchisee for violating federal anti-discrimination laws when it forced an employee to take unpaid leave.
The franchise owner/general manager prohibited the employee from working at the doughnut shop unless she provided documentation from a doctor that her pregnancy was not "high-risk".
On 16 November 2015, a federal judge signed the consent decree that settled the suit which provided non-monetary relief.
"[17] In 2018 Houston artist Donkee Boy created a Shipley Do-Nuts mural in a location along the Katy Freeway.