A competitively priced doughnut production system is now available from Buckinghamshire, UK, based Habwood, which is ideal for small bakeries and mobile retailers for markets or seaside resorts for example. The system can either be used to produce the normal batter based ring doughnut ­ for which Habwood can supply a depositor ­ or the luxurious Berliner style, fermented doughnut which is less greasy than its batter based counterpart and has a much softer, spongier texture and a far better taste.

The Habwood system can manufacture up to twenty-four doughnuts at a time though most bakeries will opt to produce sixteen slightly larger doughnuts and benefit from being able to charge a premium. A proofer, manual jam filling station, table and a hood with extractor is all part of the system.