After 80 years, Mel-O-Cream mainly a wholesale business
At age 82, Kelly Grant Jr. is two years older than Mel-O-Cream Donuts International , where he now serves as chairman of the board.
He also still comes to work every day.
“If you enjoy something, keep doing it,” Grant says in his matter-of-fact way about the business, which was started by his father, Kelly Sr., as a small retail shop in 1932.
With breaks only for college and two years with the Marine Corps in Korea, Grant has been part of the family business from the time his father considered him old enough to go to work at about age 12.
Most of the Mel-O-Cream business is wholesale these days, with products sold to supermarket chains. There are still four independently owned franchise stores in Springfield and one in Lincoln. But the focus shifted from retail sales to wholesale just a few years after Kelly Sr. took over a Mel-O-Cream Donut franchise in Springfield in 1932.
The company tried its hand at franchise expansion at one point, but learned the hard way it is a tough sell, said Kelly Jr., who bought the company in 1954.
Terrace man charged for stealing ice cream
AND HERE are the incidents requiring the presence of Terrace RCMP officers for the two day period ending the morning of April 2.
Downtown Terrace
- 13 yr old girl reported missing. She was not missing, she was at a family member’s residence and not going home. Not a police matter.
- shoplifting at Safeway. Police observed video footage and identified the thief. Patrols were made and the man was located and arrested. Meat, ice cream, sandals, and drug paraphernalia were seized from his person. Clay Stewart, 46 yrs old of Terrace, has been charged with theft under and remanded to appear in court April 3.
- a 45 yr old man was observed staggering down Greig Ave and was arrested for public intoxication.
- assault at the Spirit Night Club. Under investigation.
- BC Ambulance requested police assistance with a drug overdose. The man was transported to
