A new Wichita doughnut business has been born out of the coronavirus pandemic
Add this to the list of silver linings to come out of the coronavirus pandemic.
A new doughnut business has emerged in Wichita, even though for now, it’s only virtual.
Khloe Hines has just launched her Hungry Bunny Virtual Donut Shop, and she hopes that someday it can be actual, too. She started her business just after the coronavirus pandemic hit and she was laid off from her job in a call center.
Hines, who comes from a family “filled with women who cook” said she started making her colorful doughnuts for her boyfriend, who got her eating dairy-free and trying “Meatless Mondays.” Their friends tried them and loved them, and soon, she was making and selling batches.
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Losing her job — and needing to provide for her 2-year-old daughter— gave her the push she needed to try out a doughnut business, Hines said.
“That’s when I ramped it up and started doing more promoting,” she said. “Having a 2-year-old, you can’t be without work, so I decided I wanted to find a way to monetize something I loved and enjoyed doing and was doing anyway.”
She’s found many customers in a short amount of time, Hines said. She’s even partnering with Justin Bjork, the founder of the Feed Wichita Heathcare Workers initiative, to help put together coffee-and-doughnut packages to be dropped off at area hospitals.
Hines takes orders through Tuesdays each week then delivers doughnuts Thursdays and Fridays. She charges $20 for an assorted dozen.
Her doughnuts are all “cruelty-free,” she said, and they don’t use any dairy, including eggs and butter. They’re also baked instead of fried, so their texture is different from a traditional doughnut and have more of of a cake-like texture.
Her most popular flavor is maple, Hines said, but she makes nine varieties, including blueberry cream cheese, birthday cake with sprinkles, and the “Cereal Killer,” which is topped with breakfast cereal. She also takes requests for flavors.
Hines said she’d love to open a store in the future if she can find the right location.
Hungry Bunny takes most of its orders via its Instagram page, @huungrybunny. But people can also send messages through Facebook.
This story was originally published April 21, 2020 at 3:05 PM.
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