The flexibility to produce different flavors, shapes, sizes and types of products is high on the list of qualities that snack and bakery makers are seeking from manufacturers offering griddle equipment and fryers.
Moline Machinery, Duluth, MN, has been fielding requests for different custom shapes for its doughnuts, fritters and other fried, sweet goods, says David Moline, sales and marketing manager. In order to meet this varied demand, the company offers equipment that can handle a wide range of product options. “We can sell you a doughnut fryer that can do pretty much everything,” he says, “from large, raised yeast rings, to mini doughnuts, to mini doughnut holes, all on the same machine.”