Another Top Chicago Baking Company Sunsets Its Fresh Bread Business

July 19, 2021 Eater Chicago

In September, Chicago-area bread maker Highland Baking Co. will leave the fresh bread business after 37 years. In an email sent to clients on July 6, Highland’s owners blamed the “extraordinary shift in labor availability” that resulted from the pandemic, one that’s impacted nearly every corner of the hospitality industry.

5 Key Growth Trends in $ 16B U.S. Fresh Bread Market, reports Packaged Facts

August 14, 2019 Packaged Facts

Market gains will be driven primarily by healthier, more nutritious products with clean labels and all natural ingredients. Premium product prices will help spur dollar increases gains, and rolls and buns, as well as bagels will continue to outpace the total market.