The instore bakery has bounced back post-COVID, but it’s not the same department as pre-pandemic, said Marjorie Proctor, marketing and design specialist for Conyers, Ga.-based Dover Food Retail / Hillphoenix.
St. Louis-based distributor of breads and pastries Companion Baking, which services award-winning restaurants and retail chains across the Midwest in addition to running its own local café, is expanding its bread pudding offerings for fall with a new Apple Crisp Bread Pudding – available for a limited time only.
In order to assist labor-challenged operators to expand their bakery offerings, Rich Products has launched a Fully Finished Donut Portfolio with eight flavors ranging from cake and glazed rings to iced, sprinkled, and filled.
Birthday cakes are taking all shapes and sizes nowadays. The great news is that the tools available from bakery and cake decorating companies make it simpler than ever to add the wow factor to your original cakes and cupcakes.
While inflation and supply chain snafus have affected most corners of the food industry, makers of pies sold in grocery instore bakeries face a unique challenge in addition to those common ones: lower industry capacity due to several large producers leaving the market.
One thing the global supply chain and labor situation has driven home is the importance of retailers getting their holiday pie orders in — the sooner the better.
As we head into fall and winter, there are numerous decorating opportunities around every corner. One untapped category is the sports stage, where all sorts of events take center stage.
Unifiller Systems Inc., a global leader in portioning equipment, has introduced the Electro-Mate: an automated cake shell border decorating system intended to help bakeries with growing production volumes boost productivity.
The Retail Bakers of America (RBA) is looking to help pie bakers get an early jump on the holiday season with its latest virtual event taking place Tuesday, August 16 from 1-3 pm CST.