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We’re getting ready to roll into a new year so we’re taking a look into the up and coming food industry trends.  Whether you’re in the restaurant, catering, bakery or retail business it’s imperative that you keep up to date with expanding tastes.  It takes being innovative while remaining authentic to truly succeed in a highly competitive market.  Your ability to adapt will directly impact your ability to bring in new customers.  Trends come and go but there are some that have been steadily growing and appear headed for a heavy increase in popularity in the coming years.  You’ll notice some of these shifts have been occurring for years.  While several other movements have come and gone, the following trends look to become mainstays in 2017.

The holiday season is a time for fun and festive bakery treats.  It’s also a time catch up on new trends and opportunities and capitalize on new tastes.  Many of this year’s trending recipes are new versions of classic dishes.  We’ve scoured the internet to find some of our favorite new holiday baking recipes.  As always, putting your own twist on these examples will help your bakery to be unique and differentiate yourself from the competition.

Now that we’ve moved past the half way point of 2016, it’s time to take a look at this year’s food industry trends.  Whether you’re in the restaurant, whole foods, green market, catering, bakery or produce stand industry, keeping up with food trends will help your business to thrive.  Being the first in your area to capitalize on these trends can provide you with loyal customers for years to come.  Today we take a look at 2016's biggest trends thus far.  Many of these may seem obvious, but you might be surprised about a new trend that could help to grow your business.

In 2015, cake pops and cupcakes turned small bakeries into a booming industry.  If your bakery was one of the ones lucky enough to get in on the ground floor of these crazes, you surely saw an enormous uptick in sales and revenue.  As the owner of a small business, it’s important that you take advantage of trends in your industry.  This is especially true when it comes to baked goods.  Customers tend to remain loyal to bakeries and sweet shops, so having the latest trends available is of the utmost importance.  You will want to take the time to perfect your recipe and ensure you are providing a quality product and also get theses treats on your shelves as soon as possible. Here are some great new dessert trends causing a stir in the market.

Having a bakery can be a very rewarding business.  Your job is to provide sweet treats and smiles to your customers.  There are many opportunities to get your baked good out into the world and increase your bakeries profitability. The bakery industry is extremely competitive.  Finding different ways to set yourself apart and create an edge is necessary in order to prosper.