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2016 Holiday Edition of QC Exclusive Magazine, Charlotte’s Guide to the Good Life

Ballantyne just got a whole lot sweeter. After identifying a booming donut market, former health care marketer Kathi Alexander started serving fresh, handcrafted pastries out of a food truck. When her donuts were met with rave reviews, Alexander decided to take the leap, opening her new retail space on Elm Lane where her delicious treats sell out daily.

Voted #1 Donut in Charlotte!

Sugar. Handmade Gourmet Donuts 2016 Charlotte Magazine Best of Best Award! For 16 years, these awards have set the standard for excellence in our city. All year, Charlotte Magazine’s team of staff members and freelancers fans out all around Charlotte, exploring all the city has to offer. The editors decide the winners in the editors’ choice section.

WBTV: Sugar. Handmade Gourmet Donuts

Kathi speaks with WBTV news anchor, John Carter, about Sugar Donuts and shows him how to decorate donuts for Saint Patrick’s Day.

WBTV – The Weekly Yelp: New Year New Eats

Some of our customer’s favorite donuts are featured on The Weekly Yelp segment on WBTV.

SUGAR Donuts to Open Brick and Mortar

Sugar Donuts, the popular Food Truck Friday mainstay, will open its first retail location in Ballantyne this Saturday, October 24.  Charlotte Agenda took a behind-the-scenes tour of the new location at 11914 Elm Lane in Ballantyne recently, just days before the official grand opening.

Top 5 donuts in Charlotte

Freelance writer for the Charlotte Agenda, Joshua Peters, ranks Sugar Donuts #1 in Charlotte.

The Craft of Donuts

Sometimes you feel like a nut.  Donut, that is.  At least, that’s the response Kathi Alexander has experienced since introducing the craft donut to Charlotte in September 2014 by opening SUGAR. Handmade Gourmet Donuts.

SUGAR. Handmade Gourmet Donuts

SUGAR. Handmade Gourmet Donuts brings an iconic sweet treat to the Queen City in a new way.  Food Truck Fridays recently got a bit sweeter thanks to the first and only doughnut truck in the Queen City, SUGAR. Handmade Gourmet Donuts.