The Becker brothers went into business in 1946, just after they returned home from World War II. The family opened a restaurant under the name Becker Brothers on Broadview Road. Because of the high demand for their original recipe donuts served at breakfast, brothers Bill, Louie, Joe and Alex went into the donut business. Brothers Bob and Rudy joined them in the 1950’s to bring the total number of Becker’s Donut Shops in the Cleveland area to thirteen, one of the largest and most successful donut shop chains in the city of Cleveland.