Longtime staff member Emily Bachelder, has bought Tony’s Donut Shop (website, facebook, instagram, tik tok) from the Fournier family. Bachelder began working at the front counter at age 15 and has worked in a number of roles in the 18 years since.
Bachelder shared that her, “goal is to maintain Tony’s longstanding recipe and tradition of fresh and affordable products to allow customers to continue to enjoy for years to come. The menu will have some changes to meet the needs and requests of our loyal customers while the shop continues to provide YOUR favorites!”
Tony’s will be closed Christmas Day through New Year’s Day for some holiday rest and to give the shop a refresh. They’ll be reopening on January 2nd with a grand reopening scheduled for January 3rd. Starting in January, Bachelder will be adding donut munchkins to the menu, selling coffee in joe-to-go containers and will shift the hours of operation out slightly to 6 am – 2 pm. She also looking for opportunities to wholesale Tony’s donuts to local businesses.
Tony’s was founded in 1965 by Antonio “Tony” Fournier and was run by his son Rick Fournier starting in 2005. It’s been a cornerstone of the neighborhood and a well loved landmark food business in Portland. It is located at 9 Bolton Street just off Congress Street in the Libbytown neighborhood.