Jesus was born in Venezuela and raised in Miami. With a long history of entrepreneurs and restaurateurs in his family, he became dedicated to food and service to others. He brings two degrees and extensive experience. Dannia is of Italian descent, has an architecture background, and was raised with a strong culinary influence so, of course, she married a Chef! 

Once deciding to enter the donut business together, it quickly became a passion for both of them. As the quality and variety of the donuts grew, so did the customer’s awareness of the small mom-and-pop shop. Jesus and Dannia were able to create effective systems and procedures to expand the recession-proof business, opening its second location in 2018 and it’s third in 2020. 

For the last three years, the brand has concentrated on developing a profitable production and sales model to create special partnerships with franchisees. Since Dough in The Box started as a small family venture, the goal is to grow by helping other families grow too in opening future Dough in The Box Donut franchise shops.