Testimonials
Kev I have received your email thanks, I already have the complete medium volume solution which I purchased from you.
It was hard initially during the start up phase but with perseverance and hard work as well as a quality product i overcame.
This due partly to operating from home and cutting out costly rental. The cocktail mounds you made also have proved popular.
Fazal
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Dealing with “Pie Designs” has been an absolute pleasure. The process has been encouraging, even with delays on equipment due to uncontrollable circumstances like metal industry strikes etc. The thing I enjoy most about my relationship and dealings with “Pie Designs” is the honesty and the integrity that Kevin runs his business with. Kevin is always there for you and never too busy to help and give advice. Always prepared to do whatever he can to help with your production battles. We have relied heavily on Kevin for his expertise and knowledge in the pie industry and have learnt a lot from him and do not believe we could have taken on this mammoth challenge here in the USA without knowing that he would only be a phone call away. We always get the help we need from Kevin of Pie Designs. Kevin is always eager to help and then will go the extra mile if he does not know the answer and make sure he gets you what you need. Kevin has modified equipment to overcome some of the challenges we are having here in the US with moisture and steam in the foils and is always looking to improve and better his equipment to be the best it can. I admire his work ethics and feel comfortable knowing that we are in good hands and that our business relationship has just started, but has a long way to go as we are only touching the tip of great things to come here in the USA. So just knowing that as we grow our business and expand, that Kevin of Pie Designs is right beside us is comforting. As a faithful believer in the Lord Jesus Christ it is also encouraging to know that Kevin shares our Love and Trust in the Lord and that both our companies are run with Jesus as the Head. Kevin, Nadia and I want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all you have done and all you are doing and for all you are still going to do for “Savory Pockets” in the future as we plunge forward and grow our company to great heights. We could not have done this without you and your absolutely fantastic machines. Just love the simplicity and ease of use and the solid structure, design. Nothing comes close in price that can offer what your equipment offers, in fact I believe that your equipment offers way more than the competition does for a quarter of the price. Nadia and I know that our connecting with you and your Company was most definitely a God thing. May you be blessed and continue to be true to yourself. PS we are so looking forward to our new Hamburger Pie machine. http://www.savorypockets.com
Regards,
Guy & Nadia Driver
Savory Pockets, LLC
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24 April 2014
It's here !
and what a mighty thing of beauty and applied engineering it is!
I will update you as we use it and am more than happy to be used as endorsement. America would buy loads, the chats I've been following have talked at length about a roller such as this and I feel they would be very impressed with this cleverly designed, well built and exceptionally robust machine!
Thankyou so much for all your trouble and work.
Victoria Saxon
Australia
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Hi Kevin,
Since receiving your manual blocking pie machinery we have certainly managed to up our production on the number of pies we make for our small operation.
We are pleased that we only need such a limited floor space (footprint), the compactness and simplicity of the equipment is superb and key in keeping costs down. Your blocking machine is easy to operate, even my small arms can manage it. The machine is very easy to keep clean. Once the pastry is weighed and organised we wiz through the number of pies to be manufactured. Having many lids ready and prepared before weighing and filling make the operation far smoother as per your web video.
The parts or tools are easily inter-changed for different operations and a pleasure to clean. It is easy to turn out 50 lids and bases in 15 minutes. Thank you for your continued support and the service we have received thus far. For a 2 person business your pie machine system has ensured us of business growth and very comfortable profits. In short, the Pie Designs system is everything that you say it is.
Thanking you,
Lyn & Mike Methley
East London
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Dear Kevin & Team,
Sorry for taking so long with this letter, but our pie shop has taken off so well that we have been too busy to do anything but making pies! We just wanted to let you know how happy we are with all the equipement we bought from you. Both, the pie cold blocking press and the hand sealing machines for both pie-sizes we use, work very well and have helped us to produce pies faster and more efficiently. They are easy to handle and just as easy to clean and maintain! We also would like to thank you and Bronwyn for always being available to us for all our questions and concerns. We are looking forward to placing another order for a second machine with
you in the near future!
Kind regards,
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Hi Kevin,
Just want to thank you for taking the time to answer all my e-mails with all the questions that I had as to the pastry sheeter for our milk tarts.
As you know we were rolling our pastry by hand for the milk tarts, now that we have your pastry sheeter it has made it a lot easer and giving us more free time. We also decided to start making a few Cocktail Pies and bought your Mini Hand Sealer and for the fold over pie we got the bigger Hand Sealer both work great. I would like to say that your sheeter and your Hand sealer are made to a very high standard not found to often these days.
To end I would like to thank you for your excellent service, doing as you said you would, going out of your way to please your customer, I would certainly recommend Pie Designs & Solutions products to anyone who is in the catering business.
Thanking You
Keith
JUST BAKING cc
Johannesburg
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To: Kevin
Pie Designs
From: Andre Vorster
In August 2009 we purchased a Lidding machine and Pastry sheeter from Pie Designs.
Herewith, I would like to thank you for the excellent products that you supplied us with. It has truly made light work of our production.
The sheeter works beautifully as the dough is a uniform thickness. It has also made the production of our Koeksisters very easy.
The Lidder is fantastic as it seals so perfectly. Our fillings don't cook out or seep any more due to the positive seal on our pies.
We can certainly recommend the purchase of these two machines with confidence.
Sincerely,
Andre Vorster
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Dear Kevin
Just want to let you know how pleased we are in our decision to have purchased pie production equipment from you. Your innovative system is not only simple to operate but saves us a great deal of space being so compact. Our customers are always guaranteed consistent quality. Also true to your claims, our manufacturing costs have reduced & our profits have improved. We are able to produce our volumes of pies using a 1/3 of the staff previously needed & still do so in half the time.
Should we have gone the conventional route in manufacturing our pies & opening up our store, we would have had to employ a greater staff contingent, needed much larger premises & required 3 phase industrial electricity as well as a large pastry sheeter; This all at greater cost & much increased risk. These savings naturally have impacted our bottom line in a very positive way.
Lastly, I would like to commend you on the excellent back up service that you provide & always being available to assist us in answering any questions that we've had regardless of the time of day.
Thanking you
Kriel
SIMPLE SIMON PIES
Cape Town
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To: PIE DESIGNS & SOLUTIONS
DEAR KEVIN
You supplied us with the very first pie machine you ever made, way back in 1992. This was in fact the original prototype.
This machine has to date produced more pies that I dare to count, and has been an invaluable asset to our pie manufacturing business over the many years. We have always been able to produce our volumes of pies with a very small amount of staff due to the efficiency and speed your system ensures.
Since 1992 incredibly there has never been any need to service or maintain our pie machine and it's still going strong.
Thanking you,
Mrs Mable Forlee
Forlee's Supermarket
Theescombe, Port Elizabeth
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To whom it may concern
From 1991 Cassies has been manufacturing pies manually. We then purchased a pie press machine from Pie Designs and Solutions.
We have found that the machine has been an asset to our company as it has saved time and given us a consistent product. The pie
press has been reliable and we receive good support from them.
Regards
Andre Castelein
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To: Pie Designs & Solutions
Attention: Kevin,
From: Rajen Naidu
Re: Equipment
Dear Kevin,
As you know we have set up our pie manufacturing business here in Mauritius and the decision that I took to run with your equipment even though were so far S.A has really panned out well.
The machine was a dream to setup and I experienced no problems with the installation at all even though I am totally new to this industry and have never installed one these presses before. The commitment from your company to back your product and the honesty and trustworthiness of your operation is like a breath of fresh air in this day and age where most companies are out to make a quick buck and run.
All I can say is keep up the good work? and it would be a pleasure for me to recommend your company to any person that is looking to do a fair deal with good people.
Best regards,
Rajen Naidu
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CLICK HERE to see the DSTV Production broadcast on South African television February 2008. Simple Simon Pies was selected by DSTV's Kyknet as one of top 10 low risk franchises in South Africa, not an easy accomplishment for a pie franchise. This exclusively possible due to our production system. (In Afrikaans)
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Probake - Cape Town, South Africa
10 July 2008
In May 2008 I purchased the Pneumatic Cold Blocking Machine and Lidding Machine from Pie Designs and Solutions, in an effort to expand by business and increase my production.
I was sceptical that the machinery could do all that it promised, it seemed too good to be true. However, after talking to some of the Pie Designs and Solutions existing customers I decided that the risk was worth it.
I have been amazed! Prior to purchasing the machinery I was producing 4000 pies per day utilising 16 staff members. I now produce 7000 pies per day with only 11 staff. The quality of my product has improved to the point where I am receiving calls from my customers commenting on this. Without increasing the selling price of my pies, I now make a profit in excess of 100%. The savings in flour alone equates to approximately 25kgs per day. In short, my saving per month in labour, electricity and raw materials costs is in excess of R20 000. That's R20 000 which was previously cost, now turned into nett profit.
The machinery is so effective, yet simple to use. The training of the staff has been so easy to undertake. we were supplied with an instructional DVD with our purchase which ensure that we can operate the machine effectively as well as prolong the life of the machine and tooling. In addition, the after-sales service has been outstanding. Not only are Pie Designs and Solutions happy to assist with enquiries regarding their machinery, but also with other tips and advice relating to the industry as a whole and I have been able to phone them a any time.
I can say, without a doubt, that had I not purchased the machinery and experienced the increased profits and reduced costs I would have had to close my business, instead I am now looking at purchasing additional machinery. I am looking forward to the launch of their filling Depositor and Dough Portioner shortly which will further enhance my business and I'm sure will further increase my profits.
Yours sincerely
Mohomed Mohidien
CLICK HERE to see PRO-BAKE Cape Town Video. PRO-BAKE realised a dramatic increase of 254% .Click here to read their letter
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To: Kevin Robb
I bought a cold blocking machine from Pie Designs almost two years ago now. Since purchasing this machine I have experienced quite a turn around in my business I have been able to increase my production without having to employ extra staff. I have also notice a savings on the amount of pastry used, as a result a saving on flour and pastry fat purchases.
I am also looking forward to seeing your future innovations mentioned on your website.
Regards,
Mark Campbell
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