ISLAND DONUTS – Do-nut Share with Friends |28 June 2016

‘My donuts are different, soft, tasty and attractive’

“My donuts are different. They are softer, more tasty, attractive to look at and melt in the mouth. There are different glazings on top like caramel, banana, cherry, chocolate, peach, hazel nut and vanilla.”

Island Donuts makes its own packaging which consists of two sizes – large and mini with a tag line ‘Do-nut share with friends’.

This was how Kevin Marengo, owner of Island Donuts, describes the donuts his firm produces.

Island Donuts, who has a stall at the ongoing National Show at the NSC Hall at Roche Caiman, was set up in December 2015 as one of the small businesses in Seychelles. It is located at the Leve Debrouye Macro Enterprise Building at Providence Industrial Estate, Providence.

Kevin already has daily clients like SPAR Eden Island, STC hypermarket and supermarket, Grocer’s supermarket, Kumar Kumar and other smaller outlets all over the island. Clients can also order directly from Island Donuts. The business also caters for meetings, birthdays, parties or any social events that need donuts as snacks.

How did it all start?

Kevin said the idea for such a business came about through his travels. During his trips he fell in love with and enjoyed world famous Dunkin Donuts.

“This business idea came to me during my travels. I fell in love with Dunkin Donuts, the donut company known worldwide. I always said to myself that I must set up such a business in Seychelles as there was a lack of quality donuts here,” said Kevin.

He said that’s why he brought in quality flour, that type of flour as close as possible to that used in the making of Dunkin Donuts.

Kevin also uses high quality ingredients in his donuts.

“Hopefully, one day my products can be of the same quality as that of Dunkin Donuts,” said Kevin.

Kevin works together with Hazel, his Production Manager.