Growing family business draws doughnut fans across the country

Peachey’s Baking Co. has found a big audience for its doughnuts and pretzels at festivals, fairs and farmers markets. Now it’s managing long lines and plans for expansion.


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Sadie Peachey is the field manager of Sarasota-based Peachey’s Baking Co.
Sadie Peachey is the field manager of Sarasota-based Peachey’s Baking Co.
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During the Sarasota County Fair, long lines regularly formed in front of the Peachey’s Baking Co. stand.

But lines snaking around Peachey’s tent and truck anywhere, really, aren’t an uncommon sight. The promise of doughnuts dripping with glaze and pretzels sprinkled with salt can be hard for fairgoers to resist — even when faced with other options like strawberry shortcake and elephant ears. Long lines form regularly at other events the company attends in Sarasota and Bradenton, too, such as the Phillippi Farmhouse Market in Sarasota. 

 

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