After years of perfecting and crafting recipes, doing pop-ups and catering, and creating a loyal fanbase, fostering business relationships, and generating buzz, Pepperbox Doughnuts opened its first brick and mortar shop in the Design Center of the Carolinas in South End in May of 2019. Since opening, they have remained true to their mission to bring hand crafted, yeast raised, chef-driven doughnuts to the community, while expanding their already unique beverage program into wholesale along with their doughnut program. They have also maintained their commitment to integrity, utilizing only high-quality ingredients (locally sourced whenever possible), and to equitable treatment and payment of their staff. Their brand is now represented on a weekly and semi-weekly basis at Tip Top Daily Market, Rhino Market, Common Market, Not Just Coffee, Queen City Grounds, Coordinates Coffee, and Defined Coffee, with more to follow.