Article: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SONS KEMPF BROTHERS GROW DONUT BANK DOING IT THEIR DAD'S WAY

To West Sider Harold Kempf, the recipe for success in the restaurant business was as simple as the recipe for the breakfast treats he was hoping to sell.

Harold's oldest son, Chris, can recite his father's guiding principles by rote.

"Make a really good doughnut, have a really clean bakery, and have some fine, friendly people serving," Chris said on a recent morning at the Kempf's Donut Bank Bakery & Coffee Shop on St. Joseph Avenue, the third location Harold opened after founding the local chain of eateries in 1967 with the first store, located on First Avenue.

"He saw a niche that was available to really do something right," said Chris, who, with brothers Ben and Joe, bought the business ...

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