Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill is the brain-child of Ephraim and Mavis Hawthorne; founders of Hawthorne & Son´s Bakery in St. Andrew, Jamaica and parents of the present owners. They had no idea then, that their dream would one day blossom into a now global business with over 120 stores in nine states. Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill is the brain-child of Ephraim and Mavis Hawthorne; founders of Hawthorne & Son´s Bakery in St. Andrew, Jamaica and parents of the present owners. They had no idea then, that their dream would one day blossom into a now global business with over 120 stores in nine states.