
According to Darren Tristano, vice president of the Chicago-based research firm, Technomic, sales at the top bakery-cafes in the country have been soaring, and show no signs of slowing down. 'The bakery-cafe industry grew at a rate of 13.3 percent in 2006 compared to the entire foodservice industry, which grew at a rate of 6 percent,' Tristano says.