Editing Doumak (section)

{{Short description|Manufacturer of marshmallows}}
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{{Infobox company
| 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 [[marshmallow]]s and holds a [[patent]] for the [[food extrusion|extrusion process]] by which they are [[manufacture]]d.  {{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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} The American Marshmallow Company |url=https://www.marshmallowusa.com/about/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=www.marshmallowusa.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles County Landmark Evaluation Report |url=http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/102671.pdf}}</ref> In 2003, Doumak acquired the Campfire brand and opened its second manufacturing facility in the [[Chicago area]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>