RAPHAEL'S DONUTS

Raphael's Donuts was invented in November 2013 and launched in May 2014 out of inspiration from pioneer/owner/masterbaker Raphael Harlan's deceased adoptive mother Cora Lee Harlan, who was a long time type 2 diabetic. By him having been a long time fanatic of healthy foods and long time gourmet home baker, healthnut, and experienced business owner, he noticed that no donut company --- e-commerce or brick-and-mortar retail --- since the deep-fried donut was invented in 1847 --- has made a marketable healthy donut that is fitting for those in diabetic lifestyles! With a little capital and after testing them out with friends and former college professors, he started and launched Raphael's Donuts as the world's first and only diabetic-friendly low glycemic donut company... We started out doing sales at mostly Genesee county-area farmers markets and festivals during most of our first 18 months of existence, which was also the first 18 months of the diabetic-friendly donut category. Slow..

Primary location: Dearborn United States