Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery, Inc. is a Caribbean Fast casual restaurant operator and manufacturer of Caribbean cuisine including Jamaican food, Jamaican patty, and other baked goods. \nThe parent company is owned by the Hawthorne family, and the stores are franchised. There are over 100 Golden Krust restaurants operating in ten U.S. states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and Texas. There are also two restaurants in Ontario, Canada located in Brampton and North York. The majority of the restaurants are situated in New York.The company also distributes food products to retailers, schools and prisons, and is considered the foremost Jamaican business in the U.S. It is also \