Bakery Market Report 2026
The out of home bakery market is evolving with changing formats, menus, and more as operators adapt to overcome rising costs, staffing issues, and changing consumer habits
This exclusive has everything you need to know about the top 75 (actually, 76) players in the out-of-home bakery market, from behemoths such Greggs, Costa, and Subway to those building their estates at pace, like Gail’s, as well as regional craft bakeries including Birds, Cooplands, and Bayne’s, and even product specialists such as Cake Box and Rodeo Doughnuts.
It includes an authoritative tracker of the top 75 businesses in the market, ranked by the number of stores they operate. It also explores their ambitions and the strategies in place to achieve them, while analysing the challenges and opportunities facing the market as a whole.
As always, performance across the board varies significantly and even industry stalwarts have struggled against rising costs and falling consumer confidence. Nevertheless, there is much to be positive about with around half of the businesses increasing their estate as they look to meet customers where they are and entice them in with brilliant baked goods. The market changes rapidly and tactics are moving equally fast to ensure strategies are fit for purpose and delivering for firms and consumers alike.