Donuts are on the rise. Though a longtime traditional staple of the breakfast daypart, they’re sweetening sales numbers at later hours too with endless varieties and flavor combinations. Innovative donut shops and donut-driven foodservice operations are baking big business across the country, and U.S. retail sales are soaring.1
Donuts, Dollars, Diversification: How a Foodservice Classic Keeps Sales Sweet
Topics: Donuts/Pancakes/Waffles, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack, CHIPS AHOY!, OREO, Foodservice Industry, Sales & Profitability, Operations
Making Dough: Cashing In on the In-Store Bakery Foodservice Trend
In-store bakery sales are on the rise—so much so, sales exceeded $13.54 billion in 2015 and the market is expected to reach $18.4 billion in sales by 2020, a 45% jump over the course of a decade.1 Confidence among retailers is high, with 56% of those surveyed reporting that they consider in-store bakeries a leading driver of traffic and an important point of differentiation for their stores and the way they market to consumers.2
Topics: Millennials, Trends, Donuts/Pancakes/Waffles, Cookies/Bars/Snacks, Cakes/Cupcakes, Snack, Better-for-You, Foodservice Industry, Restaurant Concepts