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According to D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions, there were 30,494 retail bakeries in 2003, with retail sales of approximately $6.2 billion. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in all food and beverage stores, retail sales grew throughout the early 2000s, from $445 billion in 2000 to $498 billion in 2004. In the manufacturing sector, the value of shipments for bread and bakery manufacturing increased from $53.7 billion in 2005 to $54.2 billion in 2006. The bakery industry employed about 209,922 people in the early 2000s, and the average number of employees per bakery totaled about seven workers. The bakery industry continued to experience growth in the 2000s, according to a report released by the U.S. Food Marketing System. Specialized food stores, which include retail bakeries, expanded with the "growing popularity of cookie shops and bagelries." In fact, bakeries are considered the largest segment within the specialized food stores category.Most of the retail bakeries are located in California with 5,219, followed by New York with 2,963, Texas with 2,456, Florida with 1,635, Pennsylvania with 1,339, Massachusetts with 1,246, and Illinois with 1,154. Combined, these represented more than 57 percent of market share. Source: "Retail Bakeries." Encyclopedia of American Industries. Online Edition. Gale,2009. Reproduced in Business and Company Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.:Gale Group. 2009. University of Texas At San Antonio, John Peace Library. San Antonio, TX. 29 Apr 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------- Excerpt: Health continues to dominate bakery trends The trend for healthy and functional foods will continue to dominate the bakery market this year, resulting in yet still more space for innovation in this area, a new report claims. According to Euromonitor's report 'Bakery Products: top trends for 2008 and beyond', consumers of all ages will continue to lean towards bakery products they view as healthy or nutritious, driven by governmental pressure to eat well along with a growing 'obsession' with body image. Manufacturers must therefore tailor their products to meet this consumer demand for products that both boost their nutritional input and flatter their vanity, the market analysts said. Source: http://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/The-Big-Picture/Health-continues-to-dominate-bakery-trends ------------------------------------------------------------- Trends in the Marketing of Fresh Produce and Fresh-cut Products http://www.agmrc.org/media/cms/FreshCut2007TrendsNovUpdate_A2F33DBFFA097.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------- Fresh Produce Marketing Trends: Implications for Blueberries http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/events/08blueberries/08blueberries_cook.pdf |
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