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C.P.I. for baked foods and cereals
unchanged in June
was 272.4% of the 1982-84 average,
down 0.4% from a year ago. For all food
at home, the June index was 238.3, down
0.1% from June 2016.
The C.P.I. for cereals and cereal
products in June was 227.7, down 0.3%
from May and down 2% from June 2016.
The index for products within
this category included: flour
Consumer Price Index for Cereal
and prepared mixes, 236.9,
down 1.2% from May and down
and Bakery Products
2.4% from the previous year;
(1982-84=100)
June
May
and breakfast cereal, 224.5,
2017
2017
down 0.4% from the previous
All cereal and bakery products
month and down 1.5% from a
U.S. average
272.4
272.4
year ago.
All Bakery Products
298.0
297.6
The price index for bakery
Bread*
180.2
178.6
products in June was 298, up
White bread
326.6
324.3
0.1% from May and up 0.4%
Bread other than white
348.9
345.2
from June 2016.
Fresh biscuits, rolls and muffins* 175.1
176.1
The June index for bread
Cakes, cupcakes and cookies
282.6
283.2
was
180.2, up 0.9% from May
Fresh cakes and cupcakes
302.7
301.9
and up 0.9% from June 2016.
Cookies
266.9
269.6
Under this heading, the C.P.I.
Other bakery products
266.2
265.9
for white bread was 326.6, up
Fresh sweet rolls, coffee
0.7% from May and up 1% from
cakes and donuts
293.1
292.3
June 2016. For bread other than
Crackers and cracker products
309.1
306.0
white, the index was 348.9, up
Frozen and refrigerated
1.1% from May and up 0.9%
bakery products
269.0
269.6
from a year ago.
All Cereals, Cereal Products
227.7
228.4
All-purpose flour, mixes
236.9
239.7
The price index for fresh
Breakfast cereals
224.5
225.4
biscuits, rolls and muffins in
Rice, pasta, corn meal
234.5
234.4
June was 175.1, down 0.6%
from May but up 0.2% from
*December 1997 base.
June 2016. The June index for
cakes, cupcakes and cookies
& Baking News, 9 posted month-over- was 282.6, down 0.2% from May but up
month increases, 8 finished lower and 1 1.2% from June 2016.
The C.P.I. for other bakery products in
was unchanged.
The June index for Cereals and Bakery June was 266.2, up 0.1% from May but
Products before seasonal adjustment down 0.4% from June 2016. MBN
WASHINGTON - The Consumer
Price Index for baked foods and cereal
products held steady in June, according
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S. Department of Labor. The index for
all food at home decreased 0.3%.
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Retail price for white pan, whole
wheat bread increases in June
WASHINGTON - The average price
paid for white pan bread increased 0.8c
per lb in June, while the price for whole
wheat bread rose 5.8c per lb, according to
the latest data from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.
The national average retail price of
white pan bread was 133.5c, up 0.8c
per lb from May and up 0.2c from June
2016. On a month-to-month basis, the
average price for white pan bread in June
increased in two regions - up 6.1c in the
South and up 1.9c in the Northeast - and
decreased in two regions - down 6.1c in
the West and down 2.1c in the Midwest.
bakingbusiness.com / world-grain.com

At 203.2c per lb, the national average price
for whole wheat bread was up 5.8c per lb
from May and up 5.5c per lb from June 2016.
The national average price of family flour
in June was 50.7c per lb, down 1c from May
and down 2.2c from June 2016.
The national average price for spaghetti
and macaroni in June was 128.1c per lb,
up 0.9c from May but down 1.1c from
June 2016. Chocolate chip cookies were
357.5c per lb, up 6.9c from May and
up 25.5c from June 2016. The national
average price of white long-grain rice
was 75.2c per lb, up 2.6c from May and
up 1.8c from June 2016. MBN

Award Winning Pastry Chef
Takes Wedding Cakes To A
Ro c k y M o u n ta i n H i g h
Dennis Meyer started in the pastry business
as a clean-up kid at age 15. Who would have
guessed that 40 years later, this same
hard-working kid would become an award
winning pastry chef with the best place in
Denver to get a wedding cake?
Meyer, an Indiana native, is the proud
owner of Das Meyer Fine Pastry Chalet in
Arvada, Colorado-voted best wedding cakes
in a Denver poll several years in a row.
Though Das Meyer offers a variety of
pastries and cakes for all occasions, they
specialize in wedding cakes, and make over
1,000 wedding cakes per year.
"The whole family is involved in the
wedding business," said Meyer. "My wife
Elaine and two daughters, Hillary and
Rachel work with the customers; son
Zachary works as a cake decorator; and two
granddaughters have joined the business as
well. Meyer stated that his success starts with
great personalized service, high quality and
attention to the details. It has helped the
business gain the great reputation it has today.
Each Saturday, future brides can come to an
open house to sample a multitude of
wedding cakes, and can watch every aspect of
a cake's creation. "With all this variety, taste
is everything," said Meyer. "I use B&V®
flavor from International® Bakers Services
(IBS) in most of our cakes. The BLOV®
flavor is excellent in our home-made butter
cream." He also uses the CINNA-BUTTER
in their cinnamon rolls and a whole
spectrum of flavors in their gourmet cookies.
Meyer likes to use IBS flavors because they
always offer a natural tasting flavor with no
artificial edge. "In this business, a good
name is earned-not purchased," said
Meyer. "You have to earn repeat business in
the service and quality you provide."
If you want flavors that keep your customers
coming back time after time, turn to
International® Bakers Services. We have the
flavors your customers deserve.
Contact us toll-free at 800-345-7175, by
fax at 574-287-7161, or visit our website at:
www.internationalbakers.com.
International Bakers Services, 1902 North
Sheridan Ave., South Bend, Indiana 46628.
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