Heather Brown

Articles by Heather Brown
Blue Goose banks on bakery's future
Blue Goose realized high demand for single-serve pastries. Oatmeal walnut chocolate chunk cookies are among the bakery's top selling products. Bakery
If you're bored, it's not their fault
Your bakery associations realize that and are attempting to make that time worthwhile by bringing educational sessions closer to you, making their programs
Publix Sabor in-stores uncover broad audience
Small pastries appeal to customers seeking a variety of desserts for guests and to those looking to sample unfamiliar products.By narrowing its focus,
Saint Agnes buns ice the deal
Baker Curt Stave pulls a hot rack of Saint Agnes hamburger buns from the oven.Hamburger buns as dry as hockey pucks. A problem for Minnesota hockey fans
Industry leaders reflect on past for future success
PanelistsWarren Brown, owner, Cake Love, in Washington D.C. Relatively new to the retail baking industry, Brown opened his third location in Silver Spring,
Sunflower Market unveils natural in-store
The natural and organic foods category is one of the fastest growing food categories in the United States, and SuperValu moved another step last month
Top 50 in-stores aim to differentiate
Whole Foods bakeries offer home-style products, such as snickerdoodle cookies. Their natural image also carries through in clean packaging designs.As
Why Fresh Markets in-stores go against the grain
By selling no donuts or custom-decorated cakes, Fresh Markets in-store bakeries go against the graina deliberate move for this 47-unit specialty grocery
How in-stores lead Superior's direction
Superior's bakeries hold the first position in its stores and feature open production. In the tortilleria, staff prepares fresh corn tortillas for packaging.
How BigY in-stores culture innovation
Bakery Sales Manager Steve Bordonaro (left), here with Mario Addona of the New Haven bakery, oversees in-store purchasing and promotions. Big Y branded
QFC in-stores refresh local identity
QFC BAKERYat a glance Headquarters: Bellevue, Wash. Parent company: Kroger Co., based in Cincinnati, Ohio Market served: Puget Sound region of Washington
Top 50 in-stores rethink competitive strategies
by Heather Brown, editor The Top 50 largest instore bakery operators find themselves at a crossroads. Amid intense competition from mass merchandisers,
Where have all the good pies gone?
An in-store bakery director called me a few weeks ago to tell me about something unusual he was planning for his supermarket bakeries this holiday season:
Bakers Bank on Whole Grain Revival
The presidential election is over. The World Series is decided. Low-carb diets are out. All indicators point to a bull market for bread bakers. Obviously,
Turning sour beneath the sweetness
If it smells too good to be true, then it probably is. That's true even for the sweet aromas of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based

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