Meat Pies, Pizza Crust/Dough Post Big Gains

摘要

Supermarket deli department sales were down 3.2% to $2.6 billion for the 12 weeks ended Nov. 27, 2005, according to Information Resources Inc., Chicago. Unit sales were off 3.7% to 945.2 million. The meat pies category and pizza crust/ dough subcategory posted solid gains. Meat pies were up 13.5% to $4.9 million. Unit sales increased 7.1% to 1.2 million. Pizza crust/ dough was up 11.2% to $9.3 million, while units increased 4.9% to 4.1 million. The pasta, lunches, poultry/meat and seafood categories also posted gains. Pasta sales increased 5.6% tc $32.9 million. Units were up 3.4% to 10 million.