The average price paid for white pan bread increased 4.1¢ per lb in August, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the US Department of Labor.
For a second straight year, Bimbo Bakeries USA, through its Thomas’ English muffin brand, is partnering with non-profit groups in Washington and Oregon to host “volunteer-fueled” events aimed at making public lands more accessible, more beautiful and better maintained.
The home bread baking craze that occurred when people first went into quarantine definitely isn’t going away, but more consumers will be looking to get their version of “home-baked” from the instore bakery.
Despite inflation, dollar sales in bakery are up almost 12% from last year, according to IDDBA Marketplace Report data from June, indicating that the instore bakery has indeed bounced back from COVID, said Paul Baker, founder of Manchester, UK-based St Pierre Bakery.
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.