Food & Drink Process & Packaging Issue 24 2019 | Page 8

Doughnut Peddler makes over 800,000 deliveries each year of freshly baked goods Entry Level Ultrasonic Food Cutting & Portioning Investment in four Stealth Metal We want to hit the highest industry Detectors from Fortress Technology has standards and make sure we protect our underpinned an aggressive expansion customers and end-consumers with a program for North American bakery safety program they are confident in. company, Doughnut Peddler. The Metal detection adds another layer of presence of reliable, industry-leading ‘failsafe’ protection,” explains Jason Yada, metal detectors has enabled the dynamic National Director of Sales at Arizona- doughnut producer to elevate its lines to based Doughnut Peddler. top food safety standards, meeting Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and winning the confidence of new retail customers. “We’ve seen a snowball effect in the last three years. Once our customers see what we are capable of, they want to work with us in other territories. We’ve As with America, the European doughnut been firing on all cylinders to meet this market is experiencing growth, with growth,” says Jason. specialty retail outlets and bakeries the primary distribution channels. Globally, the market is projected to reach around USD 55.0 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 5.2% over the forecast period (2016-2024). In the space of three years, Doughnut Peddler has gone from being a single-bakery operation servicing a single state, to a multi-site enterprise supplying retailers across nine North American states. “We always strive for perfection in terms of efficiency, food safety and quality. 8 FDPP - www.fdpp.co.uk To keep pace with demand, 2017 saw the opening of two new bakeries - in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina, and Doughnut Peddler opened two further sites last year, in Orlando, Florida and Houston, Texas. The company is now making more than 800,000 deliveries each year, transporting over 60 million doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, apple fritters and other freshly baked goods, to convenience stores across North America. Doughnut Peddler has installed four Stealth conveyor systems, each checking 160 doughnuts per minute