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Trends, ingredients, products, packaging, equipment & formulation strategies for packaged, fresh, frozen, refrigerated & in-store bakery (ISB) loaf breads, including frozen dough.

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Top bread trends to drive category growth

Top bread trends to drive category growth

Inspirations for R&D to drive growth of bread, buns, bagels and more across retail and foodservice markets
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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
January 7, 2019
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Bread is the most-important category in the baking industry, but also one of the most-challenging for building appreciable growth. For the 52 weeks ending November 4, 2018, the fresh bread and rolls category grew 0.13 percent in dollar sales to $13.4 billion, per IRI, Chicago.
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State of the Industry 2018: Innovation strategies for new bread product success

State of the Industry 2018: Innovation strategies for new bread product success

Bakers continue to build interest with innovative breads—and they have myriad resources at hand to fuel the next generation of successful products.
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Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
June 20, 2018
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At first glance, it might not seem that the bread aisle has changed all that much of late. Many of the same traditional products are performing as expected. But look closer, and you'll see sliced bread products that look remarkably like their artisan cousins. Dig deeper, and clearly organic is starting to surface with more regularity.
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