Who Runs The Spudnut Shop Now? Food Paradise Update (Richland, WA)
Food Paradise, Season 1 Richland, Washington
Current status
As of October 2026, The Spudnut Shop operates under new ownership — confirmed via kupi.com, 2026.
What the source shows: According to a local business profile (kupi.com), the Spudnut Shop passed to new owners, Mike Bishop and Ryan Pearson, in 2026, and Yelp's Richland listing, updated August 2026, shows the shop holding a 4.6-star rating across roughly 1,100 reviews. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 1, Episode 5
- Address 228 Williams Blvd #3410, Richland, WA 99354
- Website spudnutsnw.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
"Donut Paradise" (S1E5) featured the Spudnut Shop, spotlighting its potato-flour doughnuts, a recipe the shop has served in Richland, Washington since 1948. The doughnut style traces to a 1940s Utah recipe using potato flour instead of wheat flour, according to a local business profile on kupi.com. That profile reported that the shop was long run by Val Driver, the founder's daughter, before it passed to new owners, Mike Bishop and Ryan Pearson, in 2026, with the pair, both local natives, aiming to preserve the shop's character.
Yelp's Richland listing, updated August 2026, shows the shop holding a 4.6-star rating across roughly 1,100 reviews, with recent visitors describing the potato-flour doughnuts as light and not overly sweet. The business's own website still displays the shop's founding story and menu, though its content was last visibly updated in 2020.
The episode
Also in Season 1
Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 5Café Du Monde
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Ep 5Doughnut Plant
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Ep 5Kane's Donuts
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Ep 5Randy's Donuts
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Ep 5Voodoo Doughnut
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Food Paradise
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Sources we checked
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Record fp-0039 · checked by Cal Marchetti.