Hold The Coffee! Caffeinated Donuts and Bagels Could Provide That Morning Buzz!

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DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If that cup o' joe you drink each morning to get moving is getting old, just wait. You soon may be able to get the same jolt from a donut or bagel. A North Carolina scientist has developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods and is now pitching the concept to some of your favorite bakeries and coffee shops.

Buzz Donuts(TM) and Buzzed Bagels(TM) are the brainchild of Dr. Robert Bohannon, a molecular scientist living in Durham, NC. Dr. Bohannon has developed a way to mask the normal bitterness of caffeine so that it can be used in food and pastry products such as bagels and donuts.

"I had the idea for caffeinated pastries several years ago, but the bitter taste of the caffeine would always overwhelm the flavor," says Dr. Bohannon, who is president of Onasco, Inc. "I eventually worked with some flavoring experts and designed a method to mask the bitterness, which led to successfully adding the caffeine equivalent of one to two cups of coffee to the food item."

Dr. Bohannon has already approached well-known chains including Krispy Kreme, Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts about his invention. He thinks it's just a matter of time before caffeinated pastries become a morning mainstay. He has already patented the idea along with a method of controlling the amount of caffeine contained in the food.

A typical cup of coffee contains 50 mg of caffeine. Caffeinated pills contain between 100 to 200 mg per capsule.

"Some people get their caffeine buzz from soda, chocolate and other sources besides coffee," continues Dr. Bohannon. "The Buzz Donut and the Buzzed Bagel lets them get the caffeine buzz by simply eating a delicious pastry item."

For more information, visit www.buzzdonuts.com.

About Dr. Robert Bohannon

Robert C. Bohannon is a scientist and entrepreneur with a wide variety of developments to his credit, including developing rapid tests for infectious diseases such as bird flu and HIV. He holds a BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder, in Molecular Biology and a PhD in Molecular Virology from the Baylor College of Medicine. He resides in Chapel Hill, NC with his wife and three children.

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By: Tamara Schweitzer

Loners, geeks or jocks? A recent study provides insight into the personality types of small-business owners.

Ever wondered about the kinds of people who become entrepreneurs? In a recent survey, 43 percent of entrepreneurs admit they were “loners” as kids, while 25 percent said they would have been described as “nerds.” Accounting software seller Quick Books recently surveyed approximately 1,300 small business owners with 20 or fewer employees to find out about their personal influences and their backgrounds. The results were released last month. Besides the loners and the geeky types, another 20 percent of respondents said they were seen as clowns and 11 percent said they would be described as jocks.

Given the independent spirit required to start a business, the large proportion of entrepreneurs who were so-called loners as kids isn’t necessarily surprising. “People who have the personality and motivation to be the leader and start something on their own are more inclined to feel like they aren’t part of the social structure,” said Mark Rice, Dean of the Graduate School of Business at Babson College. “Entrepreneurs by definition are different,” Rice added. “They are doing something on the fringe.”

And 85 percent of small business owners are sole proprietors, according to Lisa Gevelber, general manager at Intuit ’s small business division. “We've always known that running a small business can be kind of lonely," Gevelber said.

The survey found some other similarities among the backgrounds of entrepreneurs. Forty-three percent of respondents turned out to be the oldest in their families. More than three quarters of respondents—77 percent—said they do not have a business degree.

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