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Keep Calm and Carry On

Keep Calm and Carry On

Despite losing some space, the frozen bread and dough segment is rising fast. But more innovative assortments and improved merchandising are needed to keep the momentum going post-pandemic. Consumers craving the comfort of homemade breads and baked goods saw the...
Frozen Bread & Dough Rises 14.1%

Frozen Bread & Dough Rises 14.1%

Double-digit growth for frozen bread and dough persisted through the holidays. Easter and Mother’s Day sales are expected to be strong as well. Paced by a 14.5% gain in the fresh-baked subcategory, total frozen bread and dough sales jumped 14.1% to nearly $331.54...
Bread & Dough Play See-Saw

Bread & Dough Play See-Saw

Fresh-baked bread climbed 3.1%, with private label up 11.2%. Dough fell 0.3%, with private label down 13.9%. Cookie dough? Up 241.4%. What gives? Competing trends roiled the frozen bread and dough category in the 12 weeks ended Dec. 29, according to data from...
Raking In The Dough

Raking In The Dough

Renewed interest in baking turns frozen dough into an unlikely “winner” during the coronavirus shutdown. Although coronavirus panic buying lifted grocery sales across the board, a handful of “mature” frozen food subcategories whose best days...
UN-DOUGH-NIABLE

UN-DOUGH-NIABLE

Paced by the dough segment’s whopping 56.3% gain, bread and dough outperformed the frozen department as a whole. But the category needs its space back if the momentum is to continue. Faced with the prospect of month upon month at home, many consumers decided to...