Snacking trends may evolve, but America’s appetite for snacks continues to feed the bottom line in a big way. The pandemic hasn't slowed our penchant for snacking, though it has changed what we consume—and when, where and how we do it.
Stacking Up: Snacks Hit Sweet Spot for Sales During Pandemic
Topics: Snacking, Trends, Snack, Better-for-You, Foodservice Industry, Menu, Food & Beverage, Sales & Profitability, COVID-19, Coronavirus
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Meal Kits Feed the Need for At-Home Family Meal Solutions
In a foodservice marketplace where the appetite for value, quality and convenience seems to keep growing, meal kits offer time-strapped and homebound consumers welcome options for easy-to-prepare home-cooked meals.
Topics: Meal Kits, Menu, Food & Beverage, Packaging, Operations, COVID-19, Coronavirus
Sunny-Side Up: Breakfast Rises and Shines to Meet Growing Demand for Delivery
As they scramble to make the most of the delivery phenomenon, foodservice operations seem to be waking up in a big way to the sales potential of breakfast delivery.
Topics: Technology, Millennials, Trends, Mobile, Brunch, Casual Dining Restaurant, Delivery, Breakfast, Snack, Grab-and-Go, Convenience, Foodservice Industry, Menu, Distribution, Menu Strategy, Food & Beverage, Sales & Profitability
No Kidding: Children Have Serious Impact on Snack Trends
Once upon a time, before snacking became a daily activity for 94% of Americans surveyed1 and a convenient meal replacement for on-the-go millennials,2 the snacking landscape seemed populated predominantly by little kids with big appetites for tide-you-over treats. With so much attention focused on millennials and their transformative impact on the foodservice industry, we can lose sight of the fact that kids still help drive snack sales and foodservice trends.
Topics: Millennials, Snack, Gen X, Better-for-You, Foodservice Industry, Food & Beverage
Cool New Asian-Inspired Ice Cream Snack Trend is on a Roll
Given the insatiable millennial appetite for exciting new flavor experiences and interesting twists on traditional favorites, a fresh idea in ice cream should be milked for all it’s worth—and it could be worth a lot. According to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), about 1.54 billion gallons of ice cream and related frozen desserts were produced in 2015 alone, and the average American consumes more than 23 pounds of ice cream yearly.1
Topics: Desserts, Millennials, Global, Shakes/Frozen Beverages, OREO, Food & Beverage, ice cream