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Article: Bread machine sales still rising
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- January 29, 1997
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CopyrightCopyright 1997 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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You might think that everyone who wants a bread machine has one,
and that the popularity of this appliance is beginning to wane.
You might be wrong.
At a recent seminar at the International Housewares Show,
sponsored by the Bread Machine Industry Association, researchers
reported a 320% growth in the sale of bread machines in this country
since 1993 and predicted a 43% to 50% growth in bread machine
ownership in the next three to four years. It won't be until the
next decade that the double-digit growth is expected to slow.
According to Peter Greene, senior project director for Intelect, a
retail sales tracking company, about 2 million bread machines were
sold in 1996, representing a 16% ...