I worked third shift back in the day, so once in a while, I'd hit DD just as they were making the donuts. There are still local shops that make things fresh. There's a place called Kanes Donuts here, and they make the donuts fresh every day. They're like the old DD donuts, big, warm and fresh. Now DD donuts are much smaller, stale and tasteless.When I was a kid, my dad cleaned office buildings in the evening and I would go with him sometimes because we always stopped at DD
So if anything, this must help local restaurants, since chains seem to be going down hill, local places are enjoying an uptick. I've noticed those independent places to be much busier then the chains