Scooter’s Coffee Celebrates 25th Birthday By Breaking Record for Largest Cake Ball

Scooter’s Coffee has claimed the new Guinness World Records title for the World’s Largest Cake Ball The approximately 848pound, birthday-themed cake ball was unveiled at the annual Scooter’s Coffee GROW Conference in Omaha

The cake ball, baked from scratch and assembled by employees from Scooter’s Coffee affiliated company Har vest Roasting, was ser ved to more than 1,500 Scooter’s Coffee executives, employees, franchisees and coffee bean growers attending the company ’ s 25th Birthday Celebration in March

Official adjudicator Brittany Dunn from Guinness World Records attended the GROW Conference to certify the record

The cake ball, covered with rich buttercream frosting and festive birthday sprinkles, broke the previous 628-pound record for the World’s Largest Cake Ball

“Making the World’s Largest Cake Ball for our Scooter’s Coffee family demonstrates the fact that Scooter’s in-store bak- ery items are handmade from scratch at our affiliated company, Har vest Roasting, to offer fresh, delicious baked goods to customers across the Scooter’s Coffee 29-state footprint,” said Joe Thornton, president of Scooter’s Coffee, LLC

In addition to cake bites, Harvest Roasting bakes and distributes to Scooter’s Coffee locations muffins, cinnamon rolls and cookies

Harvest Roasting employees worked to perfect the World’s Largest Cake Ball for several weeks

Eleven cake layers, each weighing between 15 to 100 pounds, were crafted, transported and assembled during the GROW Conference Employees then applied 150 pounds of buttercream frosting and 50 sprin- kles, each weighing 2 5 ounces Approximately 30 employees were involved in designing, baking and assembling the cake ball

“I’m proud of this team working seamlessly to accomplish an amazing goal of setting a new world record,” said Craig Stevenson, vice president, manufacturing at Har vest Roasting “It’s a confirmation of who we are at Har vest Roasting and proves we can accomplish anything in the future ”

“Creating the World’s Largest Cake Ball is just another example of how our employees and franchisees are committed to innovation in creating amazing experiences for our customers ever y day as we continue to grow rapidly across the United States,” said Thornton Fun facts about the World’s Largest Cake Ball:

• 690 pounds of dough was used

• 6,430 Scooter’s Coffee Cake Bites would fit inside the World’s Largest Cake Ball

• The Guinness World Records is 33 inches wide and 32 inches tall

•Many tests were completed to determine the rigidity of the cake ball

• While countless hours of planning and testing took place, the cake ball took just two hours to assemble and frost at the GROW Conference

Founded in 1998 by Don and Linda Eckles in Bellevue, Neb , Scooter’s Coffee is at the dawn of a strategic growth phase nationwide, approaching 700 stores in 29 states The U S coffee market is an estimated $48 billion-a-year, recession-resistant industry, and Scooter’s Coffee is striving to become the No 1 drive-thru specialty coffee franchise system in the nation GN

Tivoli Lighting Introduces Flexible Fixture

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