Verne Winchell, American businessman, founded Winchell's Donuts (born 1915)

Verne Hedges Winchell was the founder of Winchell's Donuts and also served as a chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Denny's restaurant chain.

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