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Re: Ice Cream Toppings - Sprinkle machine
Newly designed sprinkle machine available fall 2010
I have worked in the soft-serve ice cream business for a few years. We started a soft-serve (known as a creemee in VT) business in 2007. By Vermont standards, we were in one of the largest retail centers of the state. It quickly became apparent that we were going to have a very busy stand. I noticed, from first hand experience that putting topping on the cones could be messy and inefficient. Novice cone makers sometimes had trouble making stable cones, so "rolling" the cone in the toppings was risky, not to mention unsanitary. Applying the topping with a spoon was slow and messy (sprinkles were going everywhere!). There had to be a better way.
I researched on the internet and found that a "cone topper" was in existence but wasn't being made anymore. We bid on one on ebay, but were outbid in the final seconds of the auction. I decided to build my own machine.
I know what you're thinking; 'this guy made a duct tape & plywood machine-for sure'. What I haven't told you is that I'm a machinist. I made a twin drum application machine using only food safe materials (ie aluminum, stainless steel, HDPE plastic). The machine was used at our business in 2008 and was a big success. Kids loved it! Customers were coming in and asking about it. People were getting sprinkles on their cones just to see it run.
I decided to attempt a small business plan producing and selling a refined version of my sprinkle machine. My business will go active this fall. I am looking forward to talking with anyone who might be interested in placing an order for one of these machines. At this point, my shop's going to be a one man show, so I expect I will be booking machine sales with at least a two week lead time. I hope to have my website active in September ( www.toolcrafter802.com ) so I should be able to be contacted through that link or just drop me a line through this forum.
Thanks for your time,
Eric.
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