Seasonal Cake Donut Planning
Seasonally relevant items are the perfect way to expand your donut case to keep your customers coming back and attract new customers. Dawn can help you deliver a whole year of incredible offerings with our “just add water mixes”, inspirational ideas and support.
When filling your donut case, start with the flavors that sell best year-round.
Next, add offerings that reflect the flavors of the current season.
Finish with exciting Limited Time Offerings to delight your customers.
Fill your case with everyday favorites. Finished with glaze, icing and sprinkles, these flavors are always popular with consumers.
Donut Case
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1. YEAR-ROUND Flavored Cake Donut Offerings
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2. SEASONAL Related Offerings
Seasonally relevant flavors keep customers coming back and attract new ones. Dawn can help you deliver delightful donut options for each season of the year.
LATE WINTER
EARLY SPRING
FALL - HOLIDAYS
SPRING - SUMMER
CHERRY SUNDAE BISMARK CHOCOLATE CAKE
TRIPLE BERRY O.F.
CHERRY LIMEADE
PINK LEMONADE O.F.
STRAWBERRY MACARON
DOUBLE BLUEBERRY BIRTHDAY CAKE
CHAI SPICE PUMPKIN SPICE
SALTED CARAMEL TRUFFLE CARAMEL APPLE
Fill your donut case in 1, 2, 3...
Our range of seasonal cake donut mixes are limited-time offerings and are only available when pre-booked timelin es are met. Off-season special orders may be available if MOQs (minimum order quantities) are met.
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LIMITED-TIME Offerings
LEMON O.F. 02484773 SALTED CARAMEL O.F. 02501923 PUMPKIN 00008201 APPLE 00006742 GINGERBREAD 03040072 LTO
Inspiration APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC LEMON O.F. SALTED CARAMEL O.F. PUMPKIN APPLE GINGERBREAD
Recipe
Marketing Tools
Your sales representative can help you advertise to customers with Posters, Social Media Posts, and Inspirational recipes for National Donut Day, National Donut Month, and other fun days throughout the year.
Inspiration Marketing Tools for National Celebration Days
Shop our Seasonal Inspiration Guides
Get inspired for the seasons! Dawn’s Seasonal Inspiration Catalog provides inspirational recipes to help prepare for the seasonal holidays. Find even more seasonal recipes at dawnfoods.com/recipes
4 Different Animated Social Media Posts
Donut Planning Calendar
JANUARY
Major: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day
Minor: National Chocolate Cake Day, Football and Basketball Game Day
Suggestions: Dark Devil’s Food,| Caramel Fudge Icing
FEBRUARY
Major: Valentine’s Day Paczki Day, Fat Tuesday
Minor: National Cherry Month Big Football Game
Suggestions: Cherry Donut Mix, Dark Red Devil’s Food, Cherry Filling
MARCH
Major: St. Patrick’s Day
Minor: National Peanut Butter Lovers Day
Suggestions: Devil’s Food Donut Mix, Caramel Fudge Icing
APRIL
Major: Easter
Minor: National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day
Suggestions: Strawberry N Cream Donut Mix, Mixed Berry Filling
MAY
Major: Mother’s Day, Memorial Day
Minor: Cinco de Mayo
Suggestions: Lemon Old Fashioned Donut Mix
JUNE
Major: Graduation Season, Juneteenth, Father’s Day
Minor: National Donut Day
Suggestions: Birthday Cake Donut Mix, Mixed Berry Filling
JULY
Major: Independence Day
Minor: National Blueberry Month
Suggestions: Blueberry Donut Mix, Blueberry Filling
AUGUST
Major: Back to School
Minor: National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
Suggestions: Chocolate Old Fashioned Cake Donut Mix
SEPTEMBER
Major: Labor Day, Hispanic Heritage Month
Minor: National Key Lime Pie Day
Suggestions: Apple Crisp Donut Mix, Apple Filling
OCTOBER
Major: National Donut Month, Halloween
Minor: Sweetest Day, Pumpkin Day
Suggestions: Pumpkin Donut Mix, Spice Cake Donut Mix with glaze
NOVEMBER
Major: Thanksgiving
Minor: World Vegan Day
Suggestions: Pumpkin Donut Mix & Pumpkin Creme Cheese Filling
DECEMBER
Major: Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa
Minor: National Fruitcake Day
Suggestions: Gingerbread Donut Mix with White Icing Buttermilk Donut Mixes & Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filling
Dawn’s Comprehensive Portfolio
Partnering with Dawn gives you all of the products you need for your donut program to be a success. Our mixes and bases have been organized to easily find the right product, every time.
Icing Bases
Customize your flat icings with our help. Dawn offers high-quality fudge icing bases so that you can create flat icing that’s just right for your customers.
Toppings & Inclusions
Create signature donuts by adding flavor, color and texture to elevate your donuts and impress your customers.
Fillings
From popular fruit varieties like apple, cherry and strawberry to rich, sweet cream cheese and smooth Bavarian cream Dawn fillings help take your donuts to the next level of sweetness.
Glazes
Take your donuts to the next level with our full line of easy-to-use glazes. Count on consistent sheen, simple application and rich flavors for donuts your customers will love.
Dawn Foods helps customers grow their business by providing industryleading products, innovation, profitable solutions, and expertise you can depend on. From corner bakeries and leading manufacturers to foodservice operators and in-store bakeries, Dawn is your partner for bakery success.
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