Information for Retailers

The benefits of long-life
doughnuts

The principal benefits of stocking long-life doughnuts fall into four main categories:

WASTE
MINIMISATION

Our Classic Mini Rings last up to 40 days – around 20 times longer than conventional fresh doughnuts – and our Ring Bakes last even longer: 150 days in ambient conditions. As a result, our products are much more likely to sell, rather than to expire on the shelf. This results in:

  • Less food waste
  • Less packaging waste
  • Less commercial risk (e.g. unsold product, waste costs etc.)
  • Progress towards UN Sustainable Development Goals for food waste

COST
MINIMISATION

All waste has a cost, of course, but our products also help to reduce other expenses, too:

  • Zero costs associated with freezing, thawing or refrigeration
  • Lower staff costs – less time spent handling, shelf-stocking, re-ordering etc.
  • Lower transport costs – because fewer deliveries are required and they don't require the use of heavy refrigerated vehicles

OPTIMISING
RETAIL SPACE

Long shelf-lives mean that our products can be put on display from the moment they enter your premises. This translates into:

  • Zero storage space requirements
  • Reduced costs of sale
  • Improved profitability

SIMPLIFYING ORDERS
AND LOGISTICS

Longer shelf-lives mean you can place larger but less frequent orders. This offers important benefits

  • Lower transport costs
  • Fewer road miles / a reduced carbon footprint
  • Less staff time spent handling and accounting for stock

WASTE REDUCTION
EFFORTS

In recent years, there has been a clear and increasing desire on the part of retailers to reduce food- and packaging-waste. By offering products with exceptionally long shelf-lives, we inevitably offer retailers an advantage because so little product will expire on the shelf. Customer data shows that the vast majority of product is sold and therefore leaves the retailer with little or no waste to handle.

However, we have not stopped there. Through collaboration with resource efficiency specialists at the University of Central Lancashire and ENWORKS, we have found ways to reduce wastage with respect to the manufacturing process – ingredients, energy and water – and opportunities to improve the efficiency of our storage and distribution operations.

We have also begun exploring new packaging options that will be equally attractive to consumers, but which will require fewer resources to produce. For example, we recently invested in a new flow wrap machine that will require less plastic overall.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
DURING COVID-19
PANDEMIC

Risk Minimisation

While coronavirus restrictions were in force and many consumers remained wary of shopping in store, major retailers began placing new and larger orders for longer-life foods. Sales of our long shelf-life doughnuts increased markedly as a result of supermarkets and online retailers using our products to minimise their commercial risks.

For most UK retailers, the Covid-19 lockdowns – and associated nervousness on the part of shoppers – prompted a significant reduction in footfall. For many of them, stocking short-lived baked goods presented far greater commercial risks. Having fewer customers in store translated into a greater chance of short-lived products spoiling on the shelves. The resulting waste raised costs and increased the need for extra handling and stock-rotation.

By contrast, stocking our long-life doughnuts minimises these risks.
It enables retailers to continue to offer fresh, tasty bakery snacks but without the waste and without the additional contamination / contact risks associated with frequent handling.

For more details about ordering and delivery, please contact us.

UK Head Office

Simply Doughnuts Limited
6 Ordnance Street
Furthergate Industrial Estate
Blackburn BB1 3AE

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European Office

Harcourt Centre
Block 4, Harcourt Road
Dublin 2
D02 HW77

Company number

  • 08053274

VAT number

  • 137617111

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