HOW HAS THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC IMPACTED YOUR COMPANY'S 2022 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN? 36% plan to spend more 35% report no impact 14% plan to spend less 14% unsure/don't know COMMITMENTS TO EXPANDING EXISTING FACILITIES ARE UP OF BAKERS PLAN ON A FACILITY EXPANSION IN 2022, UP FROM 47% IN 2020. ers focused on that. Sixty-four percent want to improve process capability and/or flexibility, and 62% want to increase production speed. " We know increased capacity for existing products has been a challenge for bakers during this ongoing pandemic with facilities operating at nearly full or full capacity to meet their customers' needs with incredible pressures on them, " Ms. Hellmer said. Mr. Brown echoed that insight, pointing to a different data point, however. " The demand for baked goods among US consumers 58% continues to be strong, something that will continue into 2022, " he said. " Because many of the baking plants are currently at or near maximum capacity, there's a trend toward investment in this area with plans for the addition of new production lines increasing from 35% in 2021 to 39% in 2022. " It should also be pointed out that all this increased capacity is for existing products. Increasing capacity for new products was at the bottom of the list of goals with only 53% of bakers reporting that as a driver for WHEN PROOFING FLOOR SPACE IS TIGHT...