Tips for Attracting Talents Now
The busiest time of the year for bakers is right around the corner. That’s right – it’s almost holiday season. In fact, 26 percent of out of home sweet baked good servings are purchased in the last three months of the year, with 11 percent alone in the month of December.* This year, more than most others in recent history, finding and keeping talented teams into the New Year will be a challenge. Dawn Foods is breaking down smart strategies for attracting and retaining the right mix of people to help you maximize profits all season long.
Let History Guide You
Often, the first step in building the right team for the holidays is understanding what you truly need. Look back at past years to assess what you baked and sold the most of, what days of the week were the busiest, and if there were specific promotions that drove foot traffic. Also pay special attention to the changes you observed during COVID. Are new patterns of behavior ones that have become the norm? Or were they short-term pivots during quarantine that have slowly started to return to pre-COVID behaviors? By using data, you can be certain you’re staffing for the skill sets and times of day your bakery needs.

Begin Early
Be Unique
