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$731,411

$666,300

$514,400
1992

1997

2002

2007

142,510

157,916

164,200

154,900

161,900

170,700

2002. Similarly, esEmployees
tablishments with
20 to 99 employees
(commercial bakeries)
totaled 516 in 2007,
up 1% from 511 in
2002. The largest
change occurred in
plants with 100 or
more employees,
which numbered
342 in 2007, down
9% from 2002.
A decline in the
1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007
workforce in the
Source: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce
commercial bakeries industry stood out in the report. cookie and cracker manufacturing,
At 142,510, the number of employ- up 21%; and soft drink manufacturees was down 10% from 157,916 in ing, up 30%.
Capital expenditures by the com2002. Going back to 1982, the decline was by far the steepest for a mercial bakeries industry were
five-year period. The second larg- $731,411,000, up $65,111,000, or 10%,
est five-year decline was 5% in 1982 from $666,300,000 in 2002. While
representing a healthy increase,
versus 1977.
While the total workforce declined the baseline year of 2002 was conby 10%, the number of production sidered a particularly poor one for
workers actually grew in 2007 to the baking industry and U.S. indus84,338, up 2% from 82,676 in 2002. try generally, coming amid the ecoBaking industry sources suggested nomic contraction that followed the
the likely disparity was because of 9/11 terrorists attack. The increase
the sale of sales routes to independent from 2002 was smaller than capital
driver salesmen and administrative expenditure jumps from other major
cuts associated with industry consoli- grain-based foods categories.
At $731,411,000, capital expendidation and general cost cutting.
The cost of materials expended tures in 2007 were almost identical
by commercial bakeries totaled to the $725 million expended in 1997.
Capital expenditures by commercial
$8,288,945,000 in 2007, up 14% from
bakeries equated to 7% of the value of
$7,247,028,000 in 2002.
The cost of materials increased assets in 2007, a figure in line with othmore modestly than was the case er grain-based foods categories - 5%
for most of the other leading food for breakfast cereal manufacturing; 6%
processing and grain-based foods for cookie and cracker manufacturing;
categories, including breakfast cere- 8% for frozen cakes, pies and other
al, up 33%; fruit/vegetable canning, pastries manufacturing and retail bakup 26%; fluid milk manufacturing, eries; 9% for flour mixes and dough
up 39%; cheese manufacturing, up manufacturing from purchased flour;
59%; meat processed from carcasses, and 11% for flour milling. MBN
up 52%; poultry processing, up 32%;
- L. Joshua Sosland

178,000

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1987

Source: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce

MASTER BAKER
LA FARM BAKERY - CARP, NC

1982

$519,300

1977

$382,400

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$280,400

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$725,000

commercial bakeries ($1,000)

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