Winchell's Donut House is an international doughnut company and coffeehouse chain founded by Verne Winchell on October 8, 1948, in Temple City, California.

[1] Currently, there are over 170 stores in 6 western states, as well as Guam, Saipan, and Saudi Arabia.

Several stores also operated in Nagoya, Japan in the past, with most stores located inside Uny supermarkets, as Uny Co., Ltd. was the master franchise holder in Japan.

[3] From 2002 to 2008, Winchell's closed its shops in Portland, Oregon and they were replaced by "Heavenly Donuts".

[4] In 2005, it withdrew from the Kansas City area, and most locations became Krispy Kreme.