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A few years back, Camden and Poppe created a

What you want to avoid as a retail bakery owner is

similar buzz around foodie heaven Portland, only this

making price an obstacle after the customer enters

time related to gourmet donuts, when they opened

your store. According to one study cited by the

Blue Star Donuts in 2012. Made from brioche dough,

University of Southern California business school,

Blue Star donuts come in crazy yet appetizing ﬂavors

research suggests that a large segment of consumers

like Pear Plum Compote or Pistachio White Chocolate

does not give much attention to the prices of

Cheesecake. This unique donut concept opened its

individual products. 

fourth Portland location on March 18.
Consumers spend only about 12 seconds between
What makes Blue Star's donuts so special? Their

arriving at the site within a store where a frequently

brioche dough takes 18 hours to make, starting

purchased product is located and departing. On

from scratch every day. They begin with certiﬁed

average, consumers inspected only 1.2 products.

sustainable bread ﬂour from Shepherds Grain, add
cage free eggs from Stiebrs Farms, mix in whole

Roughly half could specify the price within 5 percent

milk from Sunshine Dairy, and fold in European-

accuracy just seconds after having selected the

style butter from Larsen's Creamery. Priced at $2.75

product. Unique products command a premium price

apiece, the donuts are fried in rice oil.

because shoppers could not ﬁnd these products
elsewhere.

When acclaimed pastry chef Dominique Ansel
created his signature Cronut, the donut-croissant

The following are other recent news developments

hybrid that sells for $5 apiece, he decided to fry

on the retail bakery scene that shed light on how

the delicate pastry in grapeseed oil. It's this type of

retailers are striving to carve a special niche for their

thought process that often translates into creating

product lines. Each example points to the importance

a buzz for your unique products throughout a wide

of uniqueness and how this can translate into higher

swath of your local neighborhood.

proﬁtability.

The brioche dough at Blue Star Donuts takes 18
hours to make, starting from scratch every day.

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bake - April 2015
Editor's Note - Dessert Changes Course
Table of Contents
News Bites - RBA crowns cake champ
Team USA selected
Bay State enters seed development
My Favorite Things
Management - Help Employees Understand FMLA
Legislation - GMO Legislation Reintroduced
Food Safety - New Services
Ingredients - Taste of the Tropics
Equipment - Washers for Food Safety
The Power of Unique
Tiered Pricing
Measuring Food Costs
Learning Leadership
Baguettes Make Sense
Where'd It Come From
Go Small
Graduation Variety
Alternate Éclairs
Cafe - Easy Lunch Traffic
Go Iced for the Summer
Products
Product Showcase
Classifieds
Ad Index
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bake - April 2015 - Bay State enters seed development
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bake - April 2015 - My Favorite Things
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bake - April 2015 - Management - Help Employees Understand FMLA
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bake - April 2015 - Legislation - GMO Legislation Reintroduced
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bake - April 2015 - Food Safety - New Services
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bake - April 2015 - Ingredients - Taste of the Tropics
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bake - April 2015 - Equipment - Washers for Food Safety
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bake - April 2015 - The Power of Unique
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bake - April 2015 - Measuring Food Costs
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bake - April 2015 - Learning Leadership
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bake - April 2015 - Baguettes Make Sense
bake - April 2015 - Where'd It Come From
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bake - April 2015 - Go Small
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bake - April 2015 - Graduation Variety
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bake - April 2015 - Alternate Éclairs
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bake - April 2015 - Cafe - Easy Lunch Traffic
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bake - April 2015 - Go Iced for the Summer
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bake - April 2015 - Products
bake - April 2015 - Product Showcase
bake - April 2015 - Classifieds
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