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your bakery, on social media, and even with local news

" This pandemic is accelerating what already was

outlets if you have something truly unique. Customers

going to happen, " says Colton Grebe, vice president of

will be happy to support you in their efforts to help local

Grebe's Bakery. " We offer fresh quality donuts in great

businesses thrive.

packaging. "
Tim Metcalfe, president and co-owner of fourth-gener-

Health Has Never Been More in Style

ation, family-owned Metcalfe's, says the challenge lies

The Dawn Foods trend " Enlightened Eating " tells us

in how to prepare.

that consumers are willing to pay more for food that is

" For everybody in food distribution, this has been

free of additives and artificial ingredients and that fuels

unprecedented, " said Metcalfe. " We have best sellers, but

their bodies while supporting a healthy lifestyle. This

fringe items are out of stock. We have 3,500 local items.

trend has taken on new meaning in 2020, with health

I have local eggs, local meat, local bakery. Supporting

and immunity being top of mind for most consumers.

local is really beneficial for us. "

In fact, 29% of consumers surveyed indicated that

Metcalfe's specializes in fresh baked breads and

the changes they made in their purchasing behaviors

pastries from 25 local bakeries, more than 500 varieties

to focus more on healthy products would last for six

of artisan cheeses, Boar's Head deli meats, and a large

months or more. And 43% plan to continue to purchase

variety of local and organic produce.

health and wellness products after the pandemic is over.

Other steps included hiring an infectious disease

What does this mean for your bakery? Invest in better-

consultant (dealing with questions like how to maintain

for-you products that are free from additives, artificial

a social distancing plan) and using artificial intelligence

flavors and colors. You can also tout healthier ingredients

(AI) to monitor and manage in-store customer traffic.

like alternative or gluten-free flours, fillings made from

" We are implementing a new thermal imaging system

fruit, additives like super foods, seeds or healthy nuts;

that counts people coming in and out, " Metcalfe says, " so

the list is endless. Dedicating a portion of your case for

we never have queuing in checkout lines. "

baked goods that make people feel good about their
food choices is a smart decision for 2021.
 
Similar challenges

Metcalfe recognizes that e-commerce had not been
" overly adopted, but that's going to be a huge change.
People have gone there, and I think it's going to stay
that way. "

Grebe's Bakery, Milwaukee, sells ample supplies of 14-ounce
boxes of Grebe's Cruller Bites, a signature item, as well

Individually wrapped

as premium packaged donuts in a variety of flavors to

The idea for individually wrapped donuts came about

retail accounts including local three-store grocer Metcalfe

thanks to the Baker Boy team doing some good old-

Market and Speedway convenience stores.

fashioned customer outreach. At the outset of the

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