With the gluten-free product category growing everyday, Dawn® Food Products, Inc. is proud to receive two FABI awards for their Gluten-Free Cookies and Gluten-Free Muffins. Hundreds of food and beverage manufacturers introduce new products to the foodservice industry each year at the NRA Show®, but only a select few receive the Food and Beverage Award (FABI) for breakthrough achievement in taste, marketability, creativity and profitability potential in foodservice operations. Therefore, Dawn is thrilled to be recognized for their innovation in taste and texture within the category. The delicious taste and moist texture clearly stand out in Dawn’s Gluten-Free Cookies and Muffins.
With the demand for gluten-free products rising, operators can easily boost profits by increasing their gluten-free offerings. That’s because many consumers are willing to pay more for high-quality gluten-free products that have a better taste and texture compared to those products available in previous years.1 Gluten-free food sales reached $8.8 billion in 2014, representing an increase of 63% from 2012 to 2014.2 Mintel estimates that at current prices, the category will achieve $15.6 billion in sales by 2016.3
Many consumers continue to perceive gluten-free products as preferable. Approximately one-third of consumers or 100 million Americans report wanting to cut back or avoid gluten in their diets.4 It is these consumers, not those who have to eat a gluten-free diet for medical reasons, who are driving market growth.5 The preference toward gluten free is reflected in NPD’s finding that only 25% of those living in gluten-free homes say celiac disease or gluten sensitivity is the main reason for choosing gluten-free products.6
Dawn® Food Products, Inc.’s certified Gluten-Free Cookies and Gluten-Free Muffins come fully baked, individually wrapped, and in the top flavors to provide an easy solution to add great tasting gluten-free options to your menu. The cookies are available in Chocolate Chip, Candy and Oatmeal Raisin while the Muffins are available in Blueberry, Banana Nut and Chocolate.
Dawn Foodservice will be sampling their gluten-free products at the upcoming National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago on May 16-19. Come by their new booth (#1268) to taste award-winning baked goods and find out how Dawn Foodservice can help elevate your dessert and sweet baked good programs.
With over 90 years in the business, Dawn is a thought leader and the ultimate baked goods solution provider. With more than 4,000 products, several large-scale modern facilities, a full culinary team, and unparalleled technical bakery expertise, Dawn is proud to be the place more than 40,000 partners turn to for delicious sweet baked goods, consistent quality and innovation unlike any other. For more information on Dawn Foodservice, visit dawnfoodservice.com.
1, 5 Mintel, “Non-Celiacs Drive Gluten-Free Market Growth” 11/21/14
2 Mintel, “Gluten Free Foods Surge 63% in Last Two Years” 11/18/14
3 Mintel, Gluten-free Foods, September 2013
4 NPD Group Report, March 2013
6 NPD Group, “Consumers Generally View Gluten Free Diet as Healthy For Everyone, Reports NPD” 5/28/14
Source: Dawn® Food Products, Inc.
