Despite all the reports that Americans are trying to eat healthier, baked goods and snack sales statistics indicate that many still indulge in an occasional treat, like a doughnut or potato chips. Doughnut sales, for instance, reached $1.25 billion in April 2015, up 3.61 percent from the previous year, according to IRI, Chicago, while potato chips sales climbed to $7.23 billion in May 2015, up 4.27 percent from 2014. That’s good news for manufacturers of fried dough and snack products.
Equally good news for bakers and snack manufacturers is the availability of fryers that enable them to increase production volume, while reducing related costs. And because these fryers can handle different types of oils and fats, processors can use oils and fats with healthier profiles to create the kind of better-for-you products, which consumers are also requesting.