Baking Renaissance Sweetens New Culinary Trend Report

New York, November 3, 2006 — From the introduction of functional ingredients, such as Omega-3s and antioxidants to new global baking influences from Asia, Latin America, and Germany, baking is undergoing an exhilarating renaissance that is transforming America’s sweet tooth, according to the newest research in the Culinary Trend Mapping Report.

A collaborative effort of market research publisher Packaged Facts, and San Francisco’s Center for Culinary Development (CCD), the September issue of the bimonthly Trend Mapping report chronicles the ascent of modern baking as it transforms baked goods in stand-alone and chain bakeries, in grocery aisles and in-store bakeries, and on restaurant menus. The report identifies where individual baking methods, flavors, and ingredients appear along CCD’s proprietary trend map, providing businesses with an insider’s view of today’s hottest—and emerging—baking trends.

Sprinkled throughout the report are hundreds of ideas to promote creative thinking on how to tweak and transform familiar baked goods in response to current trends, which include not only functional/health and global influences, but also wheat alternatives and a blast from the past as gourmet retro and nostalgic comfort trends continue to reconfigure baking classics within mainstream channels.

“With the ever-widening market for baked goods—new bakery chains, in-store bakeries, natural grocery stores—exciting opportunities exist for manufacturers to revitalize our beloved baked items and attract consumers from every need-state,” said Kimberly Egan, Prinicipal/Client Services Director at CCD.

Culinary Trend Mapping Report: A Bimonthly Journal of Food and Ingredient Insight is available both by individual bimonthly issue and annual subscription from Packaged Facts by clicking: http://www.packagedfacts.com/pub/1282393.html. It is also available at MarketResearch.com.

About Packaged Facts
Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, publishes research reports on a wide range of consumer industries, including consumer goods, foods and beverages, and demographics. For more information visit www.PackagedFacts.com, or contact Tom Ehart at 240-747-3014, or tehart@marketresearch.com.

About the Center for Culinary Development
The Center for Culinary Development is a food and beverage development company that blends culinary creativity with strategic marketing expertise to help clients create food product solutions that satisfy consumer expectations. For more information, visit www.ccdsf.com, or contact Kimberly Egan at 415-693-8900, or kegan@ccdsf.com.