A new breakfast food is set to be unveiled, Bagel-Fuls, a frozen breakfast bagel stuffed with cream cheese. Kraft Foods Inc. is banking on the new product to help revive its cheese category.
Kraft Foods Inc. which has been working to reignite growth in its cheese business, plans to launch a new line of frozen breakfast offerings called Bagel-Fuls. Kraft’s efforts come at a time when the company has been fighting commodity price increases and looking for ways to energize its brands in the face of competition from cheaper private-label products.
Kraft’s new Bagel-Fuls brand are frozen bagels, which come stuffed with Philadelphia cream cheese. Kraft sells everything from Maxwell House coffee to Oscar Mayer meats, but cheese is still a key part of its business. Last year the company’s North America cheese and food-service business had revenue of $6.4 billion.
The company has faced some challenges in its cheese business. Dairy costs have been soaring, hurting Kraft’s margins and forcing it to raise prices for its cheese products. Cheaper private label, or store brands, also have also been trying to build up the offering of cheese products. In recent quarters, marketing and new products has helped Kraft build share in categories like snacking cheeses.
Still, Kraft has had success with several new products like its LiveActive cottage cheeses. It is also betting that new frozen bagel line will help it tap the $1.4 billion market for frozen breakfasts, which is growing at about 3% annually. That line also fits in with another big part of Kraft’s strategy of trying to tap consumers’ demands for so-called quick meals – food that consumers can grab during a busy day.
6 Comments on “Bagel-fuls a New Morning Offering”
I bought a large box of Bagel-fuls from Sam’s Club… They are AWESOME! Best idea ever!!!
I’ve been telling everyone about them.
I bought a large box of Bagel-fuls from Sam’s Club… They are AWESOME! Best idea ever!!!
I’ve been telling everyone about them.
I bought a large box of Bagel-fuls from Sam’s Club… They are AWESOME! Best idea ever!!!
I’ve been telling everyone about them.
I have tried the bagel-fuls and really like them. Have not been able to find the wheat/whole grain bagel-fuls in my area and always prefer wheat or whole grain breads. I am a diabetic and this is a good choice for breakfast for me. Would appreciate where I might purchase the whole grain bagel-fuls. The others seem to be available but not these. Thanks
Jennie Ottinger
I have tried the bagel-fuls and really like them. Have not been able to find the wheat/whole grain bagel-fuls in my area and always prefer wheat or whole grain breads. I am a diabetic and this is a good choice for breakfast for me. Would appreciate where I might purchase the whole grain bagel-fuls. The others seem to be available but not these. Thanks
Jennie Ottinger
I have tried the bagel-fuls and really like them. Have not been able to find the wheat/whole grain bagel-fuls in my area and always prefer wheat or whole grain breads. I am a diabetic and this is a good choice for breakfast for me. Would appreciate where I might purchase the whole grain bagel-fuls. The others seem to be available but not these. Thanks
Jennie Ottinger