Dessert Trends

Consumers are Ready for Mini Desserts

Bite Size Desserts are the #1 hottest menu item in America^¹

82.2% of consumers were too full to order dessert².

60.8% of consumers say restaurant portions are too large³.

It’s In the Press...
Restaurants Are Succeeding with Mini Desserts.

Full Service:

Limited Service:

Sweet Classics Desserts Meet Consumer's Demands.

Bite-sized desserts in on-trend varieties

– Cravable flavors and textures served warm

– Chocolate Crème Truffle, Apple Crumb Cake, Double Chocolate Brownie,
New York Style Cheesecake and Bananas Foster Cheesecake

– Size and varieties are ideal for creating popular, sharable dessert samplers

Sweet Classics Desserts Meet Your Demands.

Advantageous front- and back-of-house

– Drive sales and incremental profits
– Versatile to complement current menu items or stand alone
– High margins

– Low labor
– Excellent holding
– Small case footprint

1 National Restaurant Association, What's Hot & What's Not Chef Survey, 2006
2 NPD Consumer Research Study, Mini Desserts 2005
3 Restaurants & Institutions, March 15, 2007
4 Prepared Foods, November 2005
5 Chain Leader, July 2005
6 NRN Daily Specials, May 1, 2006
7 Restaurants & Institutions, 2006 Tastes of America