General Mills, Inc.

Ryan D Gifford

Peter A Huberg

Kara M Hobart

Paul Henderson

Christopher Crosby

James M O'Donnell

James N Weinstein

Roger G Fuentes

Louis W Woehrmann

Kevin P Simon

A plurality of dough pieces are produced using a rotary dough cutter including a shaft, a plurality of walls extending radially outward from the shaft and a plurality of interior blades extending radially outward from the shaft. The plurality of walls define a plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough cutter molds include a first dough cutter mold and a second dough cutter mold. A first wall of the plurality of walls defines part of both the first dough cutter mold and the second dough cutter mold. Each of the plurality of interior blades is located in one of the plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough pieces are cut from a dough sheet with the plurality of walls. The plurality of dough pieces are scored with the plurality of interior blades. After scoring, the plurality of dough pieces are proofed and then frozen.

Rotary dough cutter and method of operation

Pizza product

Growing community of inventors

Golden Valley, MN, United States of America

Ryan D Gifford