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‘Sharing Donuts’ let you know someone cares

May 30, 2023 11:11AM ● By Becky Ginos

A little customer gets wide eyed when she sees the size of her frozen yogurt. The unique shop sells mini donuts and offers separate Sharing Donuts to give to someone else. Courtesy photos

KAYSVILLE—There’s a unique donut shop in Kaysville that sells more than donuts – it shares a little love. Berry Station Frozen Yogurt and Grateful Donut Company’s Sharing Donuts are meant to brighten someone’s day. 

“The idea came to me at the time of COVID,” said Cathleen Garett, who owns the shop with her husband Dave. “It was discouraging for people. I thought feeling a little gratitude might be helpful.”

The shop’s specialty is frozen yogurt and mini donuts and Cathleen said they used a designer to help them create the Sharing Donut box. “It’s a separate little box and when you open it there’s a message that says ‘someone is grateful for you.’ It brightens up the giver and receiver. You can give it to strangers, family members, neighbors, yourself. We’ve had some tender experiences with that.”

Cathleen said one customer came in and took a donut outside. “A lady was driving a van and they pulled out at the same time. She (the customer) walked over and noticed there were several kids in the van. She handed her the donut and said ‘here I want to give this to you.’ The woman teared up and said ‘I needed that – it’s been a hard day.’”

Another customer, Mike, bought 30-40 Sharing Donuts, said Dave. “He takes them to hospice for the homeless. He gave one to each patient. It touches me. People get donuts for different reasons.”

It helps people know they’re not alone in life, said Cathleen. “Mike said ‘you don’t know what you have here. I watched their reaction. It was an emotional, tender time for them.’”

Dave and Cathleen opened the store in 2020. “It was June 2020, right in the middle of COVID,” said Cathleen. “We’d signed the lease in November 2019 so we were committed. So here we are.”

It worked, she said. “We’d have 20 customers outside of the shop each day with a long line going into the parking lot. COVID put a damper on what could have been. But they liked it. It’s just been growing every year.”

The shop started out selling frozen yogurt. “We knew people probably would want something besides that in the winter. We wondered what we could do besides froyo (frozen yogurt). We felt like it was mini donuts.”

Cathleen went to El Paso, Texas to look at a business there that was selling mini donuts and froyo too, she said. “They had good ideas so we thought we could do it.”

The shop offers some unique items and flavors, said Cathleen. “We have the bubble waffle. They’re round with bubbles in them. They’re very popular. We have customers from Logan to Utah County who come in.”

Their froyo flavors are also fun. “There’s orangesicle, Tahitian vanilla coconut, pumpkin pie and the peppermint is so good,” said Dave. “Some people come in just for that. The pineapple dole whip is also popular. We'd have a lynch party if we took that out.”

“We rotate flavors out,” Cathleen said. “We’re not a franchise so we can go to various suppliers and pick out our favorite flavor from each vendor then that’s what we offer.”

Dave is still working with no plans to retire. “I’ll retire when I’m horizontal – I enjoy working. We thought this would be a side gig but it’s been much more than that.”

The shop has become more than a store, said Cathleen. “We have a lot of people who come to sit and visit, relax and have fun. It’s a pleasant, happy, positive atmosphere. Teens and adults come to hang out. It’s a wonderful hangout place. We’re very proud of it.”

Berry Station Frozen Yogurt and Grateful Donut Company is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. They also have delivery service. The shop is located at 283 N. Flint St., Kaysville. λ