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editor's note

April 2015 / Issue 4

THE PRICING ISSUE:

dessert changes course
One of the more interesting pieces of consumer research

Dessert ranks fourth on the list for a meal after the main dish,

this year comes from a recently released study by The NPD

vegetable and starch. The top three desserts are fruit, cake

Group, a leading global information company. Their latest big

and ice cream. All are down over time. The consumption

finding? Americans appear to be losing interest in dessert. In

pattern that has taken over, though, is Americans are snacking

its 29th annual Eating Patterns in America Report, The NPD

more than ever, and they are eating more sweets in between

Group reports only 12 percent of dinners eaten at home include

breakfast, lunch and dinner (and after dinner, as well).

a dessert, which is down from 15 percent ten years ago. The
highest dessert consumption The NPD Group found was in 1986

Ninety-one percent of people say they snack daily, according

when 24 percent of all dinners included a dessert.

to Nielsen. While snacking is on the rise among all ages and
genders, research shows that snacking among consumers over

"If this trend of the past 30 years continues, desserts will be

the age of 65 could contribute to additional years with a higher

gone from our dinner tables and we are on target to serve the

quality of life. We'll see more boomers who were raised in the

last dessert on February 27, 2054!" proclaims Harry Balzer,

"three square meals a day" era employ a "grazing" approach to

senior vice president and NPD's chief food industry analyst.

eating in 2015, according to food industry expert Phil Lempert. 

Put into context, the true explanation of this research is that

Older Americans, adults over 65, are the heaviest dessert

Americans are not eating fewer sweets; they are quite simply

eaters. They eat dessert at home twice as often as any other

not eating sweets for dessert as often after dinner. Moderation

age group and even they are cutting back. For the year ending

has taken hold of the American diet. People are practicing

February 2014, people over 65 ate 76 desserts per person per

portion control, and that means smaller meals at a time.

year at home. There is a great opportunity here for retailers
to address this trend by producing more desserts dressed up

"The trend in American homes is about one-dish meals.

as snacks, both sweet and savory. The American public is still

Americans have been steadily cutting back the number of items

hungry for dessert. They just want it in portion sizes all day

served at a main meal," says Balzer.

long.

JOHN UNREIN

junrein@sosland.com

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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 - Management - Help Employees Understand FMLA
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bake - April 2015 - Legislation - GMO Legislation Reintroduced
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