Specialty Bakeries (Emerging Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the specialty bakeries industry, primarily in the United States. The paper gives a snapshot summary of the emerging industry in the US, with additional sections on its development, organisation and structure, current conditions and leading companies.

Emerging Industry Overview: Specialty Bakeries

Industry Snapshot

In 2010 retail bakeries generated more than $9.1 billion in sales, according to figures from Dun & Bradstreet's Marketing Solutions. After suffering through the economic recession of the late 2000s, the industry was looking forward to a recovery as 2010 neared a close. However, some of the developments in the early years of the twenty-first century had affected how retail bakeries conducted business. Some of the major trends influencing the industry included the increase in demand for small, individually sized products; the growing market for organic and allergen-free foods; and the incorporation of...

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