Pastry Perfection goes to the dogs

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Pastry Perfection goes to the dogs
Pre-prepared hot dogs have become as ubiquitous as the convenience stores that offer
them. But when Boise, Idaho-based Pastry Perfection partners Mike and Brent Curry were
approached by a growing convenience store organization to supply hot dog buns, one of
the conditions of the deal caught them by surprise. The buns needed to be individually
wrapped. The store chain was pushing the envelope in regard to self-service, and for the
sake of hygiene as well as freshness, each bun would need to be wrapped individually. The
objective was to reduce the labor cost required to prepare a hot dog by enabling the customer to assemble the toothsome treat his or her self - but permitting the customer to reach
into a conventionally packaged bag of hot dog buns, was not a viable option.
Mike and Brent were certain they could deliver the fresh, tasty
buns the customer required, but the request for individually wrapped
Pastry Perfection currently uses a
Packaging Aids model FW 400F
Horizontal Flow Wrapper in their
Boise, Idaho production facility.
products had them scratching their heads. First step: Call their
packaging solutions supplier, Associated Packaging in Salt Lake City,
Utah. Mr. Jim Throop, the Packaging Specialist at Associated assured
the brothers that the task could be accomplished easily with a machine
called a horizontal flow wrapper. Mr. Throop added that he had a couple machines from which to
choose. Mike and Brent realized that a capital equipment purchase of this size was a long-term
investment, so the machine would have to be versatile, dependable and affordable. Plus, once
the machine was installed and running, they would need to be up to production speed quickly. The
demand for buns would be both immediate and continuous.
After a very focused evaluation – but before the final purchase decision was made –
Pastry Perfection chose to take a closer look at a Model FW 400F Horizontal Flow Wrapper
from Packaging Aids. Step one: Send a mountain of hot dog buns to Packaging Aids (a PAC
Machinery company) for a demo. Mike Curry explains: “The convenience store business was
very important to us, and we knew that once we were awarded the contract, everything had to
run smoothly, continuously, and without delay. A lot was riding on a successful integration of the
horizontal flow wrapper”.
to us, and we knew that once
we were awarded the contract, everything had to run
smoothly, continuously, and
without delay. The FW 400F
gave us the finished product
we wanted.
Mike Curry
Partner
”
Pastry Perfection
www.pastryperfection.com
The task of individually wrapping hot dog buns was a perfect match for the Packaging
Aids FW 400F Horizontal Flow Wrapper; the demo went smoothly and the proof of concept
was accomplished quickly. “Whenever possible we demo our machines with the customers’ actual product, using the correct materials, and at the anticipated production speeds” adds Mr.
Adam Greenlief, Product Manager at Packaging Aids. “For us, the hot dog buns were a slam dunk”.
The convenience store
“business
was very important
As they say, the proof is in the pudding – or in this case the hot dog bun. Convinced
the model FW 400F was their best choice, the purchase was completed, and the machine
was built and configured according to plan. “The FW 400F from Packaging Aids gave
us the finished product we wanted”, concludes Mike Curry. Installation and training went
smoothly, and before long hot dogs nestled in tasty, fresh, Pastry Perfection buns were in
the hands of hungry Idaho customers.v
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