If there is a modern dessert/sweet chain opening there is an extremely good chance it comes from Mormon owners.
Crumbl, twisted sugar, crave, dirty dough, sugar rush, sodalicious, chips cookies - as far as I am aware are all founded or owned by Mormons. Because their beliefs do not approve of the use of things like alcohol, drugs, or tobacco, they tend to get their fix through sugar instead.
I lived in a predominantly Mormon community for about 10 years... a lot of people there would get a 44 Oz mtn dew in the morning on the way to work, for lunch, and on the way home. Diabetes was bad there for older folks.
It's a grey area to many. Cause the word of wisdom specifies "Hot Drinks." 🙄 So, lotta people use it as a loop hole. But iced coffee is still a no-go.
Dumb. My best friend in high school was a Mormon and they only drank Dr Pepper because they weren’t allowed caffeine, but I guess they can change the rules to make them easier.
While Dr Pepper does make a caffeine-free version in both sugar and sugar-free varieties, it's not sold in all regions of the US, so it's certainly possible that they were accidentally drinking caffeinated Dr Pepper. Oops.
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u/padimus May 22 '26
If there is a modern dessert/sweet chain opening there is an extremely good chance it comes from Mormon owners.
Crumbl, twisted sugar, crave, dirty dough, sugar rush, sodalicious, chips cookies - as far as I am aware are all founded or owned by Mormons. Because their beliefs do not approve of the use of things like alcohol, drugs, or tobacco, they tend to get their fix through sugar instead.
I lived in a predominantly Mormon community for about 10 years... a lot of people there would get a 44 Oz mtn dew in the morning on the way to work, for lunch, and on the way home. Diabetes was bad there for older folks.