Doumak

{{Short description|Manufacturer of marshmallows}}

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| name = Doumak Inc.

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| founded = {{Start date and age|1961}}

| founder = Alex Doumak

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| hq_location_city = Elk Grove Village, Illinois

| hq_location_country = United States

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| products = Marshmallows

| owner = Doumak family

| num_employees = 160

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| revenue = 50 million USD (2005)

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| website = {{URL|https://www.doumak.com}}

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Doumak Inc. is a company based in Illinois, US, founded in 1961 by Alex Doumak. The company produces marshmallows and holds a patent for the extrusion process by which they are manufactured. {{As of|2005}}, Doumak Inc.'s revenue is US$50 million.

Doumak Inc. began its marshmallow-making journey in 1921, producing cast mold marshmallows in Los Angeles, California. In 1954, Alex Doumakes invented and patented the extrusion process of manufacturing marshmallows.{{Cite web |title=Doumak - Business Highlights {{!}} Business Development Center |url=https://www.cod.edu/business-development-center/business-highlights/doumak.aspx |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=www.cod.edu |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} The American Marshmallow Company |url=https://www.marshmallowusa.com/about/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=www.marshmallowusa.com}} This breakthrough innovation allowed the mass production of marshmallows in a cost-efficient manner. Marshmallows went from being an expensive confection to an everyday sweet treat and favorite ingredient for many recipes. In 1961, the Doumak family moved the company to its current location outside Chicago, Illinois.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles County Landmark Evaluation Report |url=http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/102671.pdf}} In 2003, Doumak acquired the Campfire brand and opened its second manufacturing facility in the Chicago area.{{Cite web |title=Firing Up the Category {{!}} Candy Industry |url=https://www.candyindustry.com/articles/83151-firing-up-the-category |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=www.candyindustry.com |language=en}}