Ingredients for Success: King’s Hawaiian Expands in Georgia

In 2010, King’s Hawaiian began a multi-state search to find the right location for long-term growth. They ultimately selected Oakwood, Georgia for their East Coast operations due to its infrastructure, workforce and ecosystem of food processing companies . It wasn’t long before they doubled their capacity and then started construction on another similarly sized facility right next door. According to Food Business News, King’s Hawaiian became America’s top-selling brand in the fresh rolls/buns/croissant category in August 2014.
King’s Hawaiian has enjoyed continued success in part due to Georgia’s number one workforce training program, Quick Start, along with Lanier Tech. In addition, they have benefitted from the food science program at the University of Georgia, and the manufacturing and robotics expertise at Georgia Tech.
One-third of the country’s top 100 food processing companies have operations in Georgia, and more than 175 food processing companies opened or expanded operations in Georgia in the past 10 years, investing more than $2.3 billion in the state. In total, food processing represents $10.7 billion of Georgia’s GDP.

[@lauritagarza5400]

These are so bomb , I’m eating some in bed as I speak 😂

[@leaheskimo7312]

Laurita Garza ! Same 😂

[@Playwithdeutschland]

Same I just had to look it up

[@rolandogonzalez3151]

I just ate the last 5 rolls in the pack, what's next?

[@2minniegirl]

the spirals are really interesting to see that other one is tall

[@AudiophileTubes]

AMAZING bread, rolls, buns, etc.! You CAN'T eat just one or two!

[@dawnyofthelight]

i ate them last night with dinner and tonight.. we love this rolls so much so does are hole family thank you for makeing an awsome products

[@FreddyFermin]

They sell hawaiian bread that has nothing to do with Hawaii. just another american company doing what they do best, lying to customers.

[@clanof1144]

Wait. People don't just eat the entire 3x4 of rolls at once? So its just me?

[@SeriouslySeriousGrim]

Nah, I just scarf them down

[@sydnijohnson742]

I currently work here. Been there for 7 months now I love it !!!

[@annaleslieresendiz1147]

How much is the hourly rate?

[@sydnijohnson742]

@@annaleslieresendiz1147 starts at $15 an hour but then over night is $17

[@sarahsalazar5254]

I saw the shifts are 12 hours. How do you do it being that amount of time standing?

[@shuntecloud5929]

I love em you can make little sliders out of em

[@IMPAK6Jackie]

Mi momz in there at 1:39

[@leticiavarga1009]

How amazing!!

[@mandykal]

I’m researching as I’m eating…. Definitely sweet….

[@dorian3260]

We bought two packages of King's dinner rolls for Thanksgiving one year. One of the packages got pushed to the back of the drawer and was forgotten. The next year, we brought home two more packages and then found the package from the previous year. You couldn't tell the difference between those and the ones we just brought home. They were soft, with no mold--exactly like the new ones. We threw them all away.

[@annaleslieresendiz1147]

😲 Wow! Maybe filled with preservatives to keep it fresh!

[@itsanushkawolfyz5821]

No dates?

[@dorian3260]

@@itsanushkawolfyz5821 No dates, but we had a lovely fig pudding!

[@soupbums]

Taste has changed not as sweet as before

[@theman5699]

and is not really hawaiian bread at all ,,, the recipe comes from portugal ,,

[@ReneeNme]

Not true. There are many sweet breads that have origins from all around the globe. Brioche from France, for example, which also has a very similar taste/texture of King's Hawaiian.

[@AudiophileTubes]

In Greece, this sweet 'Easter bread' is called 'Tsoureki'. There are many 'sweet bread' variations around the globe, that go back a long long time.

[@Last_resort_defense]

I work here 😂

[@hobo.cholo.6204]

Its not Hawaiian bread since its not locally made in Hawaii

[@RubLox_Live]

King's Georgian

[@RickyS1KRR]

I work there

[@tiannasadler]

Me2

[@udfkiddo]

Fuck that place

[@eeeveee9176]

how is it? might apply there

[@glea6363]

For those who work there or did. Do you know if they use potassium Bromide in their baking?

[@13lackDeath]

Her father stole the recipe from my Great Great Grandmother. My Great Great Grandmother's name was Maggie KING. He let my Great Great Grandmother who often made baked goods for the church on sundays use his bakery one day because the churches oven broke. My great great grandmother confronted him when she found out he was using her Portuguese sweet bread recipe and selling it in his bakery. She was poor and had no money to take him to court or persue the matter. So he agreed to put her last name KING on the brand of the bread. My Grandmother still knows the original recipe and she makes it every summer. It's 100x better than Kings Hawaiian.

[@udfkiddo]

Aj Maples lies

[@dctmatt]

Can you share the recipe through a video? Im dying to try authentic sweet bread

[@john-zw9rw]

KINGS RIP OFF BREAD CO... The company is GREEDY as can be.....in Hawaii..... 5.99 a loaf here... GREED..Its made here, whats your excuse Kings... KILLING THE ALOHA . thats all but dead.....

[@anusrepairman]

That guy talking about the building kinda looks like trump