Carolina Foods Incorporated is a private corporation headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

, United States

United States

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. Carolina Foods was established in 1934 and currently has seven production lines located in Charlotte. Estimated sales are between $50 to 100 million annually. The company manufactures the Duchess brand of bakery products including cinnamon roll

Cinnamon roll

A cinnamon roll is a sweet pastry served commonly in Northern Europe and North America. It consists of a rolled sheet of yeast dough onto which a cinnamon and sugar mixture is sprinkled over a thin coat of butter...

s, doughnut

Doughnut

A doughnut or donut is a fried dough food and is popular in many countries and prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty outlets...

s, and pie

Pie

A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients....

s. Their products are usually shipped individually wrapped for sale in vending machine

Vending machine

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s and retail outlets. Carolina Foods also provides private labeling

Private label

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of their product for client stores.