'You never know what life's gonna bring': Britts Donuts' owner talks passing the baton, helping build a local institution
Britts Donuts staff pull out fresh doughnuts from the same fryer that has been used at the eatery since 1939. (Port City Daily/Shea Carver) CAROLINA BEACH â âWe have worked hard,â Bobby Nevins said, reflecting back on his 49 years owning and operating Britts Donuts in Carolina Beach. âWe never take a day off during the summer unless we have to go to a funeral.â Nevins has been running the local institution six out of 12 months a year, churning out hundreds of thousands of doughnuts since 1972. He even held down a career working for a chemical plant during that run. S...