HALIFAX—Following two months of uncertainty around the future of popular Halifax food stop Vandal Doughnuts, the business’s owners say it plans to reopen in 2019.

A Thursday morning Instagram post from the pastry-makers alluded to the public demand they’ve continued to receive since shuttering last fall. The Instagram bio was updated to read “Re Opening 2k19.”

In an email, co-owner Sonia Moto declined to share any details about the date or location of the new shop but said the shop would release “a couple teasers over the next few days,” and an official announcement on Jan. 22.

Vandal Doughnuts opened inside Gus’ Pub & Grill on Agricola St. in November 2017, and the business took off quickly. In an interview with StarMetro in September, co-owner Nicole Tufts said she started out making 200 doughnuts a day and ramped up to 2,000 or more doughnuts a day within a year.

At that time, Tufts planned on temporarily closing and moving to an undisclosed new location on Gottingen St., but about a month later the tune had changed. Tufts and Mota said they would not be reopening, and instead were looking to sell the business.

In Tuesday’s email exchange, Mota said plans had changed again: she and Tufts would stay on as co-owners of the business and bring on a third partner. She said the name of the new partner would also be announced on Jan. 22.

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