e ▁areas ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁in ▁St . ▁C ath ar ines , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁grew ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁out lets ▁in ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁Pen ins ula . ▁It ▁was ▁ren owned ▁for ▁its ▁old ▁fashion ed ▁style ▁of ▁b aked ▁goods , ▁its ▁ 1 9 5 0 s - era ▁decor , ▁and ▁unique ▁local ▁flav our ▁until ▁the ▁chain ▁went ▁bank rupt ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁All ▁corpor ate ▁owned ▁locations ▁closed ▁that ▁year , ▁while ▁franch ised ▁locations ▁remained ▁opened ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁name ▁Don ut ▁D iner ▁without ▁corpor ate ▁support . ▁Over ▁the ▁years ▁many ▁franch ised ▁locations ▁have ▁closed ▁and ▁very ▁few ▁locations ▁remain . ▁Av ond ale ▁Food ▁St ores ▁Limited , ▁a ▁partner ▁of ▁The ▁Don ut ▁D iner , ▁still ▁s ells ▁and ▁prom otes ▁its ▁coffee ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁convenience ▁stores . ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁peak , ▁all ▁Don ut ▁D iner ▁locations ▁were ▁open ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁compet itor ▁to ▁national ▁don ut ▁giant ▁Tim ▁H ort ons ▁in ▁Ni ag ara ▁and ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Toronto ▁Area ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁The ▁Don ut ▁D iner ▁corpor ate ▁offices ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁St . ▁C ath ar ines , ▁Ontario . ▁There ▁were ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 ▁oper ational ▁franch ises ▁and ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁dozen ▁k ios ks ▁in ▁the