Trends & Data

Full-line Retail Bakery Survey 2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 19:39:00 +0000

Below are the complete 2013 results of Modern Baking's biennial survey of retail bakeries in the United States.

What's the state of the retail baking industry? Fair to middling

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:42:00 +0000

While a “new normal” seems to have become established, many retail bakers are facing familiar problems with trademark optimism.

Don't hate copyright laws

Tue, 28 May 2013 15:28:00 +0000

Love them or hate them, copyright and trademark laws exist for a reason, and it behooves bakers to comply with them.

In-store Sales Tracker: Sweetgoods sales hold their own

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:25:00 +0000

Owing to the continued influence of price on consumer shopping patterns, lower-priced cinnamon and other sweet rolls replaced coffeecakes as the category leader within sweetgoods.

Honing the art of communication

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:33:00 +0000

Renee Rouwhorst, co-owner of Ryke’s Bakery in Muskegon, Mich., shares tips for training sales staff–which, above all, is about teaching effective communication with both the customer and fellow employees.

Making cents of social media

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:12:00 +0000

Amid the maturing world of social media, bakery owner Beth Fahey of Creative Cakes shares how the bakery has streamlined its social media efforts in the hopes of turning the time investment into increased sales.

Habits of successful in-store bakeries

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:58:00 +0000

A study from the Nielsen Perishables Group identified the top U.S. in-store bakeries based on the average rate of department sales.

Food safety: 101

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:22:00 +0000

AIB International head of food safety Stephanie Lopez shares some tips for implementing a successful food safety and quality program.

Do you know your customer?

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:09:00 +0000

Data from Nielsen Perishables Group offers some insight into today’s consumers and their shopping habits.

In-store Sales Tracker: Graduation drives cake sales

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 19:23:00 +0000

In-store bakery cakes post high dollar sales during various holidays, peaking during graduation season in late May.