Following are some figures on the church's sale of pies for Thanksgiving...
Thanksgiving Pie Sales 2011
| RANK | PRODUCT | COUNT | PERCENT |
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. |
Pumpkin Roll Dutch Apple Pumpkin Harvest Apple Blackberry Wild Blueberry Chocolate Meringue Coconut Meringue Razzleberry Cherry Peach Raisin Lemon Meringue No Sugar Added Apple |
33 19 19 15 12 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 2 0 0 |
21.9 12.6 12.6 9.9 7.9 6.0 6.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 |
|
TOTAL |
151 |
100.0 |
The top
ranking pie in sales for Thanksgiving in 2011 was not a pie but Pumpkin Roll! It was a clear winner at
nearly twice the next best sellers in line which was a tie between Dutch Apple
and Pumpkin at 19 each. Nobody was enticed by weight watching since the No Sugar
Added Apple pie had zero sales. Likewise, the classic Lemon Meringue was a no
sale this year.
According to The Pie Shoppe Dutch Apple is there #1 selling pie. They further
elaborate that In the fall months, Pumpkin Pie increases in popularity, joining Razzleberry
and Coconut Cream in a 3-way tie for 2nd place. The
Pumpkin Roll aside, Dutch Apple tied with Pumpkin as number one in sales for the
church. Razzleberry though, was tied for 6th place while Coconut Cream was not
offered.
How does 2011 compare to 5 years ago? In 2006 the total pies sold was over twice
that of 2011 (329 and 151 pies respectively). For both 2006 and 2011 Pumpkin
Roll was the top seller. The lead Pumpkin Roll had was not as great in 2006
where Razzleberry came in second followed by Pumpkin and then Dutch Apple. 2006
matches The Pie Shoppe's experience of Razzleberry in second place followed by
Pumpkin which increases in the Fall. Dutch Apple was not as popular though in
fourth place.
No Sugar Added Apple, though still tied for last place, did exceed zero sales
with six sold. Meanwhile Lemon Meringue was more respected coming in eighth place
in 2006.
Thanksgiving Pie Sales 2006
| RANK | PRODUCT | COUNT | PERCENT |
| 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. |
Pumpkin Roll Razzleberry Pumpkin Dutch Apple Harvest Coconut Meringue Blackberry Lemon Meringue Cherry Apple Chocolate Meringue Red Raspberry Peach Wild Blueberry No Sugar Added Apple Raisin |
44 40 37 31 30 20 18 17 16 15 15 13 11 10 6 6 |
13.4 12.2 11.2 9.4 9.1 6.1 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.0 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.8 |
|
TOTAL |
329 |
100.0 |
2006 v 2011 Pie Types Sold

Above the proportion of each type of pie sold within a year is compared between 2006 and 2011 while below the total types of pies sold is contrasted.

Which leaves one final question...
Who was throwing those pies?
