CBC Article July 2024 - Owner of Lee's Donuts continues family's entrepreneurial legacy

Excerpt from CBC Article:

“Allan Bacani and his wife Celine set out to leave their mark in the business world when they bought Lee's Donuts shop on Granville Island in 2018. 

Seven years later, they have turned the beloved mom-and-pop store into a business with five locations across Metro Vancouver and two more to open up soon in Richmond. 

Along the way, their business has gained a loyal following and even been featured on a Netflix television show.

Allan is following in the footsteps of his entrepreneurial father, Armando, who founded Armando's Finest Quality Meats over 40 years ago, also located in the Granville Island Market. 

"There's definitely pride in the fact that we've been able to continue what our parents came to this country for," said Celine. "To continue that legacy." 

Allan had spent nine years working in his father's butcher shop, learning the ins and outs of running a business. 

"I've seen firsthand how he does it," said Allan. "It's not like we really knew how to do anything else but hustle."

The couple bought the shop — where they had been longtime customers — from the original owner, Betty-Ann Lee, who had run the business with her late husband, Alan, since 1979. “