Krumpets Bakery and Restaurant in Fulton under new ownership

DIXON – A pair of “super hospitable coffee lovers” are putting their touch on an iconic Fulton restaurant and bakery.

Jay and Jenna Sanders purchased Krumpets Restaurant & Bakery at 1016 Fourth St. from former owners Manreet and Melanie Kalyan in October. Jenna’s father bought the building.

The Sanders also own 392Caffe, a craft coffee shop and restaurant with locations in Clinton and the Quad-Cities in Iowa. Sanders said although he was not looking to expand, when the opportunity to buy the business arose, it did help solve one problem.

“In the beginning, 392 did all of its own baking,” Sanders said. “But as we grew and had more locations, we couldn’t keep up. So, we had to outsource it to local bakeries in the Quad-Cities area. So taking that back in-house was a big opportunity for us, as well as putting our coffee in other locations.”

Krumpets has been a household name in the Fulton area for over 15 years. Its menu includes breakfast, lunch and dinner options, including salads, sandwiches, wraps and desserts. Their bakery offers various pastries, including cinnamon rolls, danish, scones, bear claws, pies, cookies and more.

Sanders said customers still can enjoy many of the baked goods they have come to love while trying some new additions to the menu, including specialty coffee and energy drinks. He also plans to enhance Krumpets coffee bar inside the restaurant.

“The bakery currently does great business, and I have a lot of amazing recipes that have been passed down ever since the original founder,” Sanders said. “But also, Savanna Pickett, our manager and the head baker, is known for her baked goods, and my wife developed several recipes when she was our only baker.”

Sanders also plans to exclusively supply all 392Caffe locations with Krumpets pastries over time. He hopes the broader community will come to embrace Krumpets the way Fulton has.

“Fulton has consistently shown love to this place,” Sanders said. “There are super loyal people who come here, and the crew knows everybody by name and knows what they order. It’s a really cool culture inside, but it’s also a community with lots of deep relationships. That’s the heart of this place, and that will definitely stay the same.”