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editor's note

MAY 2016 / Issue 5

THE FOODSERVICE ISSUE:

a growth opportunity
The retail bakery community is to be praised for embracing

that as more shoppers are crunched for time, prepared foods

the foodservice opportunity, and yet there is still much work to

continue to be a popular choice, with two-thirds indicating they

be done. Savvy bakery owners have reinvented their stores to

purchased some form of prepared food from their grocer in the

serve food, and many newcomers have adopted cafe concepts

previous 30 days. The most common types of prepared meals

that include sweets and sandwiches. In a more recent develop-

purchased were ready-to-eat main courses and ready-to-eat

ment, retailers that specialize in artisan bread and gourmet

side dishes, appetizers or desserts.

pizza are starting to rise up across the country.
According to the Food Marketing Institute and Technomic,
Among all of the golden opportunities for retail bakeries to

the grocery industry has enjoyed $15 billion growth of super-

attract and retain customers, as well as boost proﬁts, foodser-

market fresh prepared foods over the past eight years. An

vice may stand above the rest. Consider what is happening on

updated study released by Technomic called the 2015 Retailer

competitive fronts.

Meal Solutions (RMS) Consumer Trend Report ﬁnds that
consumers are purchasing RMS more often; 84 percent now

Foodservice continues to be a key focus for growth in the

purchase RMS at least once a month. This increase is largely

convenience store channel, accounting for 33.7 percent of

driven by younger consumers aged 18-34, who are increas-

gross proﬁt dollars in 2015, according to NACS, the National

ingly reliant on foodservice.

Association for Convenience & Fuel Retailing. Also, ﬁndings
from a new large-scale consumer study of more than 10,000

The implications for retail bakeries ar clear. Foodservice

consumers conducted by Market Force Information reveals

remains an enormous opportunity on which to build business.

JOHN UNREIN

junrein@sosland.com

bakemag.com | MAY 2016 > 03

http://www.bakemag.com

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of bake - May 2016

bake - May 2016
Editor's Note - A Growth Opportunity
Table of Contents
News Bites - Beth Fahey New President of RBA
Create Your Cupcake Opens in Atlanta
Dawn Food Unveils New Leadership Model
Personality Spotlight - Bronwen Weber
Management - IBIE Expands Program
Labor Front - Wage Hikes in California
Ingredients - Blueberries
Equipment - The Versatile Combi
Breaking the Norm
Play in the Whitespace
Community Outreach
NY Bagels Come to KC
PHO-free Shortening Solutions
Ice Cream & Gelato
Cake Extravaganza
Cafe - Eggs, Cheese Take Center Stage
Smoothies Blossom
Products
Product Showcase
Classifieds
Ad Index
Online - BakeMag.com
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bake - May 2016 - Editor's Note - A Growth Opportunity
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bake - May 2016 - Table of Contents
bake - May 2016 - Dawn Food Unveils New Leadership Model
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bake - May 2016 - Personality Spotlight - Bronwen Weber
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bake - May 2016 - Management - IBIE Expands Program
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bake - May 2016 - Labor Front - Wage Hikes in California
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bake - May 2016 - Ingredients - Blueberries
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bake - May 2016 - Equipment - The Versatile Combi
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bake - May 2016 - Breaking the Norm
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bake - May 2016 - Play in the Whitespace
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bake - May 2016 - Community Outreach
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bake - May 2016 - NY Bagels Come to KC
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bake - May 2016 - PHO-free Shortening Solutions
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bake - May 2016 - Ice Cream & Gelato
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bake - May 2016 - Cake Extravaganza
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bake - May 2016 - Cafe - Eggs, Cheese Take Center Stage
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bake - May 2016 - Smoothies Blossom
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