Tom’s Donuts breaks world record
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Angola-based Tom’s Donuts set the Guinness World Record for the most freshly baked donuts sold in an eight-hour span. On Monday, the record-setting number of 8,558 donuts was confirmed by the Guinness World Records, one month after the Memorial Day weekend event.
The 52-year-old northeast Indiana donut shop only needed to sell 1,700 donuts to set the brand new record, a number in which they surpassed within the first two hours.
The donut shop is located right off the channel between Lake James and Jimmerson Lake in an area known by locals as ‘Four Corners’.
Owner Todd Saylor credits the culture of the shop for setting the record saying, “It’s more than a donut around here—it’s our joy, our place, our generational tradition—our source of unique pride that nowhere else in the world can be matched or recreated. It’s so very special here.”
With just 50 employees on the job, as well as the support of Angola and all of Steuben County, Tom’s Donuts says it can now claim the title of “The Donut Capital of the World” as it set the record in fantastic style.
The first customer arrived at around 4 a.m., with several hundred following soon after, some traveling from as far as Detroit, Chicago, and Kentucky.
“We’re so excited about being able to offer our customers not only amazing donuts but also an experience they’ll never forget,” said Shane Saylor, partner and brother of Todd Saylor.
To ensure accuracy, Mike Marcotte, an adjudicator with Guinness World Records, was present to record and verify the record-setting number.
The Indiana family-owned business was passed down to Todd by his father and founder of Tom’s Donuts, Tom Saylor, who first opened the shop in 1970. The 79-year-old greeted guests while they waited in line and signed upwards of 400 donut boxes.
Tom shared his excitement in the community support saying “We want everyone who comes out to this event to understand that they are a part of our historical community record. They are the real record, and story.”