Remembering Snuggles

While we no longer produce Snuggles, we do appreciate it was a beloved item for many of you. Feel free to share what you enjoyed about that product below. We love reading your comments and welcome your feedback and input.
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The best from my childhood.
I have set notifications for this thread and come back every so often to leave comments on this bun specifically (It is the best!!) hoping one day I see that it is making its return. I can always hope…..it would be amazing if you guys found a way to bring them back. We don’t eat hot dogs as much because I just cannot bring myself to do the other buns….they do not work as well and always seem to fall apart. LOVE Snuggles…..please bring them back.
Great idea
Friends, if you are on Facebook, follow their page and start hash tagging #bringbacksnuggles in the comments of their posts. Doesn’t matter which ones.
I’ve been doing this for a year, but if more folks do it, maybe they’ll pay attention!
I am so glad I opted to get notifications when people reply to my thread about Snuggles! With such an outpouring of support and no reply from Toufayan themselves, it makes me wonder if they are going unread by the company.
Dear Toufayan, If you are reading these, please reply and let us know why you aren’t recreating the machine (seems you sold it according to one poster) or continuing. It is obviously a superior product to regular “buns” so we need answers! BRING BACK SNUGGLES!
https://toufayan.com/wholesale-bakery/
Toufayan sells to businesses and does custom products.
Perhaps we should start a group buy and request to produce them….
I’m curious how much the machine would cost now… 3d printing has come a long way.
While we are no longer making this product we do read all of the comments and appreciate the time you take to share your thoughts.
Please bring them back!
Gofundme for the equipment.
Online marketing and sales now- we will all buy them
BRING BACK THE SNUGGLE BUN!
Over the years and all the comments wanting the return of the snuggle bun. People still remember how great they were. I get it. It’s a costly investment with no real guarantee of success. The timing back then may have been wrong or maybe your marketing team failed the product. But now seems different. All of the comments prove this. If it were put back into production I guarantee all of these people would make sure the word was out to help keep them going. You can’t buy advertising like that with social media the way it is. Do the companies decision makers even see these comments? If they are then this is telling us they don’t even care what their customers would like. All of this could be the best or worst advertisement free of charge.
So please reconsider bringing Snuggle Buns back.
you have on line marketing and sales now!
Perfect to market, sell and ship to the hundreds of thousands of hot doggeries around the usa!
If America’s perfect hand meat stick had a sturdy roomy tasty no spill no split hand bun to go with it, it would fulfill the mission of clean in-car dining…
Just in time for our 250th!
the hot dog is cylindrical.
the really good ones are plump, an inch or more in diameter.
the really really good ones are split and grilled and filled with cheese or chili and onions and relish and mustard and coleslaw or …
BUT the standard us hot dog bun is flat with a slit in the center.
just enough space for a slice of bacon or a slice of cheese.
Round peg. Does it fit in a slot?
Noooooooope.
Try and it splits in half, dumping all the goodies tn your lap or your palm.
Snuggle bun had a U shaped hole.
Dog drops right in, with room for goodies on top! No slitting, no splitting.
and a brat or sausage sized SuperSnuggle, maybe with a little sturdier crust would be even more perfect.
Holds regular or jumbo dogs and sausages with room for ALL the add-on goodies! maybe a crust similar to your flatbreads???
that might only require a custom baking pan to create the baked-in U shape.
and they would be sturdy enough to offer on line and ship!
Jim, great response. They said they either sold or broke the molds for the Snuggles Hot Dog buns. If they said they were too costly to make I didn’t hear that. If they said they sold poorly, then they should have fired the person who was in charge of sales. Every single person who tried one in my circle of friends switched to them if they could find them in a store. Got untold emails from my friends asking if I knew where they could get Snuggles, and it was like they just disappeared from the store shelves. Sure wish someone in the company could bring them back.
After reading the responses to the comments one would ask why did you get rid of the piece of equipment that made those AWESOME hot dog buns? Not enough interest from grocery stores? Its been so long they dont even know what they are! I have a business and I would buy them specifically for the hot dog on my menu! Im sure I am not alone both commercially and families!!! Still waiting on their return in 2026!!!
please make Snuggles buns again!
Sooo good with holding together good dogs or sausages with lots of yummy toppings!
How about a bake and serve version for super long shelf life, or a corndog version, and a jumbo bratwurst version?
Snuggles were the only hot dog bun I ever enjoyed. If there isn’t enough interest it’s because people haven’t tried them. They’ve been gone for so long. They were so unique and so worth it. Hopefully one day you can bring them back.
It’s obviously time to bring them back!
I used to serve Snuffle Buns at summer cookouts. Without exception everyone who tried them, loved them. Most would ask where we found them (Publix Supermarket).
This isn’t a “product” issue. The product is delicious. It’s marketing and distribution. Solve these issues and bring them back.
Please add me to this list.
I just read a reply that you sold the equipment that made the Snuggles. Does that mean that we won’t be seeing Snuggles again? I used to buy them all the time at Kroger in Memphis. They were perfect for brats. I was wondering what happened to them. Also, I now have to order product from Amazon. How about opening a plant out west, maybe Arizona. Flagstaff or better yet ,Sedona !!
I’m sorry to say that Snuggles haven’t been in production since around 2012-2013. Back in 2019 we took steps to try to recover the old equipment and maybe bring them back, but it proved too costly and difficult. Since then, we revisit the topic just about every summer when we think of them fondly, but we haven’t been able to generate enough interest among grocers to justify the time or cost to make this a reality just yet.
Maybe you could license the technique to a larger baker? Clearly, there is a cult following. I would buy only snuggles for all my hot dog eating if they were back.
We are keeping the flame burning…
Yeah, the last I recall I was scrounging every grocery store wondering where they were. I was aghast they were tossed in the dustbin of history.
Went so well with hot dogs and sausage/peppers. You could even make a sandwich, too. Coolest hot dog buns on earth. Obviously made quite an impression on customers. I still think of them when I look for hot dog buns wondering if someone else fills the bill! Come on, Toufayan!
The Grocery’s don’t know what is what you have to tell them. It’s like any other trend. They don’t know they need it until you tell them they do.
I have found that to be true for over thirty years. My clients don’t know they need an service or product until I tell them they do.
You could have customers place non-refundable orders for them. This way they would always be the freshest possible and costs are covered even if the order is canceled. Worst case scenario, you have a canceled order before they’ve shipped, freeze them and sell them as a frozen product. I’d be a frequent customer! I’ve been searching for these for YEARS!!! Please please please being these back!!!
You are not trying hard enough, as the Snuggles bun was a huge hit with everyone I knew who ever tried them. Once we bought a package, that was it, you were our go to hot dog bun. Bring them back and let us old users advertise for you!!
Another summer holiday will come and go this weekend, with our beloved Snuggle Buns to be part of America’s 250th Birthday. Here’s a thought…take this idea on “Shark Tank.” Custom bake some of the buns in small pans, present the history and let the billionaires taste them. If that fails (how could it), then just crowdsource the thing. I’ll be the first to sign on! America needs Snuggle Buns. Please, please, please show some imagination and let’s get this done!
Well then don’t sell them to the grocery store. Sale them direct on-line. Once you show them how well they sale , them maybe offer them to the grocery stores. When people know you have them, they will sell. Let all the people in the comments know you have brought them back and let us advertise for you. It’s not that hard to set up an online store and sell everything fresh from the factory. You don’t need the grocery store anymore. Put more profit in the company pocket. Please respond positively to all of our comments and say you will try to get them back into production.
We will 100% give your our signature to that!!!
Snuggle Buns Please!!!
Ive been looking for Snuggle buns for 20 years!!! BRING THEM BACK PLEASE. We will buy them.
Me too!! I just bought a Hot Dog cart and don’t want to use regular buns. That’s been my dream since I was a kid. Just not a hot dog without those buns!
Are Snuggles hotdog buns available anymore? If not, any plans to bring them back? We used to call them U-Boats!
Snuggles haven’t been available in a very long time, sorry. Some of us are looking at ways to bring them back, but nothing official has been agreed to, and there are no plans to do so as of yet.
Bring them back please.
Snuggle Buns Rule! The flavor was incredible, the design was a work of art, and I remember them fondly many years later. Please, please bring them back! Let’s start a petition, Twitter (X) campaign, Tik Tok videos, Instagram! Start a Go Fund Me Page and I’ll be the first to donate. The Go Fund Me page could be great PR for Toufayan and help build demand.
I agree! Bring nack Snuggles!
Yes, Les! LFG!
Please, set this up and start posting links… I’ll help spread the word.
Sharon!
We closed our restaurant (Franks for the Memories) back in 2010, but still have fans that ask about us. One of the things is the Snuggles. If we had stayed open, we would have suffered when y’all stopped making them; it was bad enough when Sara Lee ceased making the Best Kosher hot dog, and we had to switch to Hebrew National…
So you have any plans to bring the Snuggles back? It looks like there is a fan club growing!
i was talking to my wife about these and it took me like 2 weeks before i found it again and im soo happy to find it and so sad they are no longer made for me the thing i remembers was the way they were packed and how they perfectly held the dog in place and did not split at the bottom when loaded with toppings
it was a work of hot dog art
and hay ten years ago ya you needed a store to day you dont you can totally do a on line store or amazon it
whats im says is there or other ways to move your product that a brick and motor store
and you do have an interest in a renewal of that product
you can always do a limited run to retest the market and reto food items always hit big
I have been looking for the snuggles hot dog buns forever and can’t find them. I’m assuming they’re discontinued. Please put them back in circulation or send me directions on how I can make them at home . Thank you
Thanks for your comment. Toufayan Snuggles have been discontinued for a very long time. There was not enough interest among grocers, and very little repeat purchases. Our bakeries have not been equipped to manufacture them since around 2011. Unfortunately, it is not so easy to make them at home, as they require a specially made bread mold. You can follow any hot dog bun recipe and just make them a bit thicker and when it comes to the part about slicing them, instead scoop out a section to carve your own Snuggle.
I have greatly missed your Snuggle Buns!
Does anyone in the St. Louis area have them?
BRING BACK SNUGGLES!!
We demand a rebirth!
YES!!!
Add us to the list of Snuggle hot dog buns fans! Great taste, simple design, really miss these.
I would like to purchase U shape snuggle hotdog buns in the Washington D.C area. The Giant Foods in Washington DC had a similar bun for years, now discontinued. If you don’t want to bring back the buns, make a snuggle hotdog bun baking pan for sell to the public so we can bake them ourselves. Or just sell me one.
Thanks for your comment. We haven’t produced Snuggles in over a decade. They were discontinued due to lack of interest among grocers. Unfortunately, it wasn’t just a baking pan, there was dedicated industrial equipment, which we’ve long since replaced. While we remember Snuggles fondly, and we’d love to bring them back, it’s been a difficult task to develop enough interest among grocers to get sufficient shelf space to make it possible for us to set up everything they would need and halt production on something else so that we could produce these again. If you get a chance to mention it to your store’s manager, it might help to create interest, and make it feasible for us to offer it to grocers again.
You can add my name to the list of Snuggles lovers who miss them very much. I’ve tried to make something similar at home, but no luck, yet. I understand they don’t seem to make business sense at this point–which was why you discontinued them in the first place–but there does seem to be a lot of interest on the Interwebs regarding this product. I would love to see them in stores, again.
With the popularity of hot dogs right now and a good advertising campaign I feel these would empty shelves. Schnucks was the only store in my area that used to seel them and you only knew about them if you shopped there. There is no reason these would not sell if people knew they were out there.
will u sell the equipment that it takes to make them…
The equipment was sold or converted to other purposes many years ago. Sorry.
Please bring back the snuggles I have been searching in CA forever snd finally found it again to find out you don’t make them anymore please bring them back ty
I agree! Please bring back the snuggles!
John
Please bring back the snuggle buns. They are the best hot dog bun created. Sure miss them.
Yes I agree!!!! The best ever!
Yes, please do! Absolutely the best ever!!!!
I’m going to add to the Snuggles request. BRING THEM BACK!!! (please) I am so glad there are several requesting them to come back. I am so tired of buns breaking apart. I started to serve my hotdogs on large white bread slices to avoid any break downs. For me, I just eat the wieners alone.
If the problem is having to purchase or create new machinery for manufacturing Snuggles and you don’t have the financing available…why don’t you create a GoFundMe page and let your customers help with the financing!! I would definitely contribute.
Me too!!!
Please bring back Snuggles
You used to produce the snuggles at your plant in Orlando do you still bake and sell them as I love them and live in Georgia now and can’t find them anywhere I used to work at the Orlando plant loading and unloading the tractor trailers
Hi Ben,
Sorry, we haven’t produced Snuggles in many years. A number of customers have been requesting them recently, so far there aren’t any official plans to bring them back.
So Sorry to hear that you have no plans to bring them back as I believe that they would be a great choice and financial asset for a great company
If Toufayan won’t bring back the Snuggles, I will find or create a bakery to produce something similar or perhaps…better. C’mon folks…times up!
Please do
I really miss being able to buy snuggles buns.
I Have been looking for these for years I finally thought to try the internet and I’m so sad to hear you stopped making them please consider bringing them back if it’s for the online summer grilling season only now that I have found your site I will check back periodically for updates
never could figure why they stopped making snuggles . great. Here in New England, my family loved them. Perfect size not too much bun, not falling apart. Texture was great, flavor was awesome. Please bring them back
Looking for Snuggle Buns to be made again. Please let me know if it is still a possibility that you will make them again. And anyway to make it gluten free? I know the taste may not be the same, but I can hope. Thank you.