As online grocery sales surge — even for products in the fresh perimeter that consumers have traditionally preferred buying instore — it’s more important than ever for retailers to find ways of bringing people back to brick-and-mortar stores and keeping them there.
According to the just-release study, State of the Baking Industry conducted by Cypress Research, 42% of retail bakeries now carry croissants – a higher percentage than donuts or bagels.
General Mills Foodservice has introduced its first Pillsbury-branded, retail-ready bakery item: Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls. The new rolls are pre-packaged with four, 3.5-oz, pre-frosted cinnamon rolls in a clamshell container.
Novacart USA, which manufactures innovative bakeable paper packaging for the bakery, grocery and foodservice industries, has expanded its operations with the addition of a 72,000 square foot distribution center.
Demand for donuts produced in commissaries and other offsite facilities and in instore bakeries continues to exceed what it was prior to COVID, said Randy McArthur, national technical sales, Dawn Foods, Jackson, Mich.
Making sure that people walking the aisles don’t tamper with product — and catching them when they do and making sure they never do it again — is crucial to assuring loyal customers that their grocery store is a safe place to shop and one where maintaining the integrity of the products they buy is paramount.
Indulgent foods, including chocolates, confectioneries, savory snacks and ice cream, are likely to see a notable dip in retail sales as a result of inflation, according to market research firm GlobalData.