
By Sara Beth Williams–
After over 30 years, Master Donuts now has a new owner.
Bee Keo is now the new owner of Master Donuts on Sunrise Boulevard and Old Auburn Road, Keo said in an interview Wednesday.
The previous owner, Vongdee Cheak, owned Master Donuts for 31 years and still comes in occasionally to visit, Keo said.
Cheak, who is in her 60s and came to the United States in the 1980s from Cambodia, told The Sentinel in a previous interview that people have been asking for years when she’ll retire. She originally mentioned wanting to pass on the business to her family.
Keo confirmed that Cheak has finally retired and contacted Keo personally with the offer to sell. Keo also owns Rancho Cordova Donuts in Rancho Cordova and has worked in the donut industry with her family for years prior to owning her own businesses.
“In the donut business, everyone knows everybody,” Keo said.
So far, customers have been welcoming and have been passing on “hints” of advice. Keo said she is keeping the same logo and continuing to use the same catchphrase the previous owner used for so many decades: “See you tomorrow.”
Keo said she wanted to retain Master Donuts’ name, logo, and catchphrase because there are a lot of regular customers who come in to buy goods from the shop, but Keo also plans to do some ‘brightening up’ of the interior space. Currently the small interior has a handful of tables with attached chairs where customers can sit and eat.
Keo also wants to expand the menu and add sandwiches, croissants and more muffins and pastry options. Currently, the shop offers a variety of breakfast pastries, including many different donuts, donut holes and apple fritters, as well as coffee drinks.
The donut shop is open 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily and is located at 7601 Sunrise Blvd. in the Citrus Heights Plaza shopping center a few doors down from the new Family Outpost, a thrift store that opened in August in the former Doller n More location.
After over 30 years, Bee Keo is now the new owner of...
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