The Doughnut Wars
The competition between Doughnut Sellers



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We interviewed three doughnut companies to find out what machines they used, their variety of doughnuts, and their weekly sales.



Wood Bakery, O'Fallon, Illinois
independent business

Q: How many doughnuts do you sell in a week?
A: About 3,000-4,000 a week

Q: What time do you sell the mos doughnuts?
A: 5:30-9:30 A.M.

Q: What day(s) do you sell the most doughnuts?
A: Saturday and Sunday

Q: What is your most popular doughnut?
A: Glazed, cream filled long johns

Q: Do you sell beverages?
A: Yes: soda, coffee, and milk

Q: Who are your biggest competitors?
A: No competitors,  we sell doughnuts to Motomarts and Handee-Marts

Q: Do you make special holiday doughnuts?
A: Heart shaped for Valentine's Day, green icing for St. Patty's Day

Q: Do you cater?
A: No

Q: Do you deliver?
A: Yes, to other companies

Q: Is there a business or organization that regularly buys doughnuts?
A: Yes, Motomarts and Handee-Mart

Q: Do you contribute to charities?
A: No


Dunkin' Donuts, Fairview Heights, Illinois
nation-wide franchise

Q: How many doughnuts to you sell in a week?
A: 4,440

Q: What time do you sell the most doughnuts?
A: 6:00-9:00 A.M.

Q: What day do you sell the most doughnuts?
A: Saturday and Sunday

Q: What is your most popular doughnut?
A: Boston Cream

Q: Do you sell beverages?
A: Milk, soda, juice, tea, coffee

Q: Who are your biggest competitors?
A: Krispy Kreme

Q: What do you use to cook doughnuts?
A: Fryer and oven

Q: Do you do any special holiday doughnuts?
A: Special sprinkles

Q: Do you cater?
A: Yes for large orders

Q: Do you deliver?
A: Yes

Q: Is there any business or organization that buys doughnuts on a regular basis
A: Scott Air Force Base

Q: Do you contribute to charity?
A: No


Krispy Kreme, Fairview Heights, Illinois
nation-wide franchise

Q: How many doughnuts do you sell in a week?
A: 45,360

Q: What time do you sell the most doughnuts?
A: 5:30-11:00 A. M.

Q: What day do you sell the most doughnuts?
A: Friday-Sunday

Q: What are your most popular doughnuts?
A: Hot glazed

Q: Do you sell beverages?
A: Pepsi products and Coffee

Q: Who are your biggest competitors?
A: Grocery stores

Q: What do you use to cook doughnuts?
A: Can nt give out our process.

Q: Do you do anything special for the holidays?
A: Special sprinkles

Q: Do you cater?
A: Yes, large orders

Q: Do you deliver?
A:  Yes, if order is 300 or more.

Q: Is there any business or organization that buys doughnuts on a regular basis?
A: No

Q: Do you contribute to charity?
A: Give away doughnuts to Salvation Army


These were  the questions and answers to the questionnaire.

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