Kelly Grant founded Mel-O-Cream Donuts in 1932 as a retail shop in Springfield, Ill. On July 2, 1954, Mel-O-Cream became incorporated in Illinois. Mel-O-Cream s core business is manufacturing bakery products for the wholesale distribution to supermarket and bakery operations. The company offers a full line of Frozen Dough and Prefried Thaw & Finish products. Mel-O-Cream produces more than 70 frozen dokut items including specialty, seasonal, and jumbo products. The prefried line encompasses more than 40 items and offers yeast raised, cake donuts, specialty donuts and a selection of 'Cake Donut of the Month' items. Mel-O-Cream products are sold throughout the Midwest in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Illinois.