Companies who make dough handling equipment like dividers, depositors and rounders say their customers want equipment that provides safety and sanitation, automation and the resulting labor savings, gentler handling of dough, and the flexibility to run a mix of high-throughput, and smaller, niche lines, depending on the job.

Little Lady Foods calls itself the world’s custom food maker. This frozen foods bakery is all about customizing premium and private-label frozen pizzas, hand-held sandwiches and specialty items, tailoring recipes, ingredients and its entire production process to fit the needs of some of the biggest customers and brands in the food industry.