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In the 1950s, Lerch's donuts began serving its product out of the building next to the grandstand on the [[Wayne County Fairgrounds]].
In the 1950s, Lerch's donuts began serving its product out of the building next to the grandstand on the [[Wayne County Fairgrounds]].
When the junior Lerch introduced the first trailer, his plan was "to do the fair circuit," Snyder said.
But after one rainy day of selling donuts in Columbus, Snyder said, the younger Lerch decided, "I can do better in Wayne County."
In fact, one third of Lerch's annual sales are accrued in the six days of the Wayne County Fair, where employees go through "literally tons of sugar and shortening" and make "thousands of dozens of donuts."
During that week, 50 employees rotate through a 24-hour-a-day schedule.
<ref>Sweet Success for 70-plus Years: Popularity Keeps Growing. Linda {{Surname|Hall}}. Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 2016 June 16.</ref>
<ref>Sweet Success for 70-plus Years: Popularity Keeps Growing. Linda {{Surname|Hall}}. Daily Record, Wooster, Ohio. 2016 June 16.</ref>