Supermarket In-store Baking
Workbench
Q: Many formulas call for half milk and half heavy cream. Can I just buy half and half from our suppliers?J.K., Troy, Mich. A: If you mix whole milk with...
Bread category steadily grows
Though consumers are watching their food spending carefully, bread has maintained steady national sales. Bread and rolls comprise the second largest super-category...
Valarie Enters takes pie to the next level
How did you get your start in baking? I started baking when I was ten years old. I wanted to make the cookie recipe on an oatmeal cannister. I learned...
Riesbeck's bakery strategy: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
How many supermarkets can claim they can count a paczki king and queen among their employees? Most likely, the honor only belongs to Riesbeck Food Markets,...
Think outside the bakery box
How do you turn a simple cupcake into a coveted gift? How do you make sure a bread buyer can tell the white from the whole wheat without a second glance?...
Cakes remain popular indulgence
Cakes Often are center stage in some of life's biggest celebrations, such as weddings and birthdays, so it is not surprising that the category seems to...
In-store sales tracker: Cookie Category surges ahead in supermarket bakeries
Despite the economic uncertainty, consumers still are searching for convenience. The cookie category offers time-starved consumers an easy solution when...
The Workbench
Q: Do you have a formula for hand-rolled, scratch-made flour tortillas?Dan, via e-mail A: I have been very successful with this formula. Flour tortillas...
In-store sales tracker: Cake sales remain strong
As at-home entertaining surges, cake sales most likely will benefit. Cakes contributed 28.5 percent to the total in-store bakery in the 52 weeks ending...
On Point with John Rose - Bread: Part of a healthful diet again
Fad diets of the last decade, such as the no-carb Atkins Diet, delivered a blow to bread sales throughout the baking industry. White bread sales have...
The Workbench
Q: Do you have a beignet formula that can be used in a retail bakery?G.L., Raymondville, Texas A: This is one of my favorite formulas for beignets. Beignets...
2010 Baking Industry Forecast
What a difference a year makes. At the beginning of 2009, optimism ruled the day. All the talk about the economy seemed to have the same refrain...
Key drivers of Innovation
Baking industry leaders discuss the factors influencing innovation at their respective businesses in this tough economic climate. ...
In-stores weather customer frugality
Bakery products are often seen as an indulgence, and with consumers’ continued penny pinching, operators are adjusting product lines to retain sales....
Pie maintains its slice of bakery sales
Desserts represent the largest super-category in the bakery department, and pies accounted for 13.4 percent of dessert sales in the 52 weeks ending Sept....
