Article: Frozen sweet goods, American-style proving an ongoing hit with Germans: it's euros to doughnuts that tastes are changing in the homeland of the Berliner; only some of those "American" products are actually coming from bakeries in France. Thaw-and-serve items are not only hot ... they're cool too. Yogurt's a hit. And big cakes are back in a big way.(BAKERY PRODUCT TRENDS)

Sales of frozen baked goods in Germany, which fill a restless publics demand for variety and convenience, have increased 180% in the last ten years.

The ongoing trend to American-style products (bagels, brownies, doughnuts, etc.) carried on, as did the trend to organic offerings, and to pre-baked products that make possible fresh rolls and pastries all day long. Notable also were rustic products and jelly doughnuts with seemingly endless fillings and decorations.

Those American-style "thaw and serve" items fit in well with the Starbucks-style coffee house culture that is also prominent in Germany. Bakeline S.n.c of Schoneck, France (Fax: +33 3-87846861), ...

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