2017 State of the Industry: Desserts
Looking ahead, there are good reasons to believe that private label frozen desserts will continue to gain market share.
Top 10 Frozen Cheesecake
| Rank | Vendors | Dollar Sales | % Chg YAgo | Dollar Share of Type | Chg YAgo | Unit Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Private Label | $46,057,816 | (21.15) | 37.77 | (4.09) | 4,126,869 |
| 2 | Hillshire Brands Co. | $36,671,144 | 0.84 | 30.07 | 4.01 | 6,363,480 |
| 3 | The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Inc. | $19,033,896 | (3.09) | 15.61 | 1.53 | 1,167,345 |
| 4 | Schwan Food Co. | $6,158,713 | (34.74) | 5.05 | (1.71) | 2,326,627 |
| 5 | Rich Products Corp. | $4,270,858 | 14.44 | 3.50 | 0.83 | 477,518 |
| 6 | Panarama Inc. | $3,613,160 | (13.99) | 2.96 | (0.05) | 1,384,621 |
| 7 | Adam Matthew Inc. | $2,046,046 | (10.06) | 1.68 | (0.05) | 288,278 |
| 8 | Daiya Foods Inc. | $1,531,155 | 76.50 | 1.26 | 0.63 | 199,096 |
| 9 | Lawler Foods Inc. | $713,657 | (71.27) | 0.59 | (1.20) | 158,503 |
| 10 | Maddalena's Cheesecake Co. | $288,508 | (15.78) | 0.24 | (0.01) | 14,638 |
Source: Information Resources, Inc. Represents the latest 52 weeks ending Apr 16. Total U.S. multi-outlet (supermarkets, drugstores, mass market retailers, military commissaries and select club & dollar retail chains).
Top 10 Frozen Novelties
| Rank | Vendors | Dollar Sales | % Chg YAgo | Dollar Share of Type | Chg YAgo | Unit Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nestle Dreyers Ice Cream Co. | $1,039,366,528 | 0.90 | 27.59 | (0.31) | 270,464,416 |
| 2 | Good Humor/Breyers | $716,169,216 | 0.63 | 19.01 | (0.26) | 216,634,960 |
| 3 | Private Label | $495,338,496 | 2.49 | 13.15 | 0.06 | 154,701,904 |
| 4 | Wells Enterprises Inc. | $288,141,760 | (19.56) | 7.65 | (2.05) | 73,373,352 |
| 5 | Mars Inc. | $181,659,760 | 4.50 | 4.82 | 0.11 | 52,397,068 |
| 6 | Unilever Bestfoods North America | $122,603,376 | 1.79 | 3.25 | (0.01) | 30,569,900 |
| 7 | The Zeigenefelder Co. | $80,924,624 | 20.63 | 2.15 | 0.33 | 35,211,616 |
| 8 | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | $73,640,096 | 3.10 | 1.95 | 0.02 | 25,003,334 |
| 9 | Apollo Food Group LLC | $69,434,224 | 40.37 | 1.84 | 0.50 | 15,377,338 |
| 10 | Ice Cream Specialties Inc. | $64,218,972 | 6.65 | 1.70 | 0.07 | 17,378,296 |
Source: Information Resources, Inc. Represents the latest 52 weeks ending Apr 16. Total U.S. multi-outlet (supermarkets, drugstores, mass market retailers, military commissaries and select club & dollar retail chains).
Top 10 Frozen Pies
| Rank | Vendors | Dollar Sales | % Chg YAgo | Dollar Share of Type | Chg YAgo | Unit Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwan Food Co. | $238,610,128 | (2.78) | 46.52 | 0.18 | 54,711,472 |
| 2 | Conagra Foods Inc. | $214,573,024 | (4.13) | 41.83 | (0.43) | 50,190,592 |
| 3 | Hillshire Brands Co. | $34,821,568 | (11.36) | 6.79 | (0.63) | 8,185,319 |
| 4 | Private Label | $6,279,811 | 61.04 | 1.22 | 0.49 | 2,018,618 |
| 5 | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | $2,270,638 | 408.82 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 751,455 |
| 6 | Fields Inc. | $2,149,725 | (12.66) | 0.42 | (0.05) | 356.701 |
| 7 | Cyrus O'Leary Pies | $1,688,700 | 34.05 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 342,496 |
| 8 | Willamette Valley Fruit Co. | $1,643,589 | 71.16 | 0.32 | 0.14 | 161,365 |
| 9 | The Village Piemaker Inc. | $1,480,481 | (20.00) | 0.29 | (0.06) | 130,450 |
| 10 | Maplehurst Bakeries LLC | $1,471,506 | (32.20) | 0.29 | (0.12) | 403,125 |
Source: Information Resources, Inc. Represents the latest 52 weeks ending Apr 16. Total U.S. multi-outlet (supermarkets, drugstores, mass market retailers, military commissaries and select club & dollar retail chains).