Food and beverage subscription programs may be going from feast to famine as the foodservice landscape shifts again.
After a surge of sales earlier in the pandemic, for example, the meal-kit segment has become a Pandora’s box of challenges now that rising food costs, supply chain snafus and returning restaurant traffic have resulted in a steep falloff of subscriptions.1
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Topics:
Delivery,
Meal Kits,
Better-for-You,
Health & Wellness,
Sales & Profitability,
Operations,
Meal Kit,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus
Over the past year and a half, operators have addressed emerging pandemic-related consumer preference, safety and other needs by introducing innovative menu and operational changes—and a number have shown some staying power.
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Topics:
Technology,
Promotions,
Marketing & Communications,
Mobile,
Independents,
Family Restaurant,
Takeout,
Business & Industry,
Quick Service Restaurant,
Casual Dining Restaurant,
Ice Cream/Yogurt Shop,
Delivery,
Meal Kits,
Donuts/Pancakes/Waffles,
Cookies/Bars/Snacks,
Ice Cream Desserts,
Cakes/Cupcakes,
Breakfast,
Dessert,
Snack,
Holidays,
Chocolate,
CHIPS AHOY!,
OREO,
Family,
Cookies,
Dessert Ingredients,
Grab-and-Go,
Labor,
Convenience,
Foodservice Industry,
Menu,
Creative Inspiration,
Customer Experience,
Consumer,
Flavors & Ingredients,
Menu Strategy,
Food & Beverage,
Sales & Profitability,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Curbside Pickup,
Fast-Casual Restaurant,
Off-Premises,
Consumer Behavior,
Value,
Limited Time Offers (LTOs),
Nostalgia,
Digital/Online Ordering,
Touchless,
On-Premises,
Foodservice,
Sweet,
Fresh
As we move into the new year, emerging data is driving home the sweeping impact COVID-19 has had on the restaurant industry.
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Topics:
Trends,
Takeout,
Delivery,
Meal Kits,
Blended Meals,
Foodservice Industry,
Menu Strategy,
Sales & Profitability,
Operations,
Meal Kit,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Off-Premises
As the consumer appetite for better-for-you and functional foodservice continues to grow during the coronavirus crisis, wellness-driven meal delivery can be expected to make more inroads into the market. Jumping on the better-for-you bandwagon seems an essential ingredient in any recipe for off-premises business success.
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Topics:
Takeout,
Delivery,
Meal Kits,
Better-for-You,
Creative Inspiration,
Menu Strategy,
Product Quality & Safety,
Recipes,
Health & Wellness,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus
More mouths to feed, different foodservice needs. While millennials may seem renowned primarily as a coveted youth demographic, the fact is they’re maturing—and their foodservice needs are evolving as they search for convenient at-home meal solutions during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Topics:
Millennials,
Family Restaurant,
Takeout,
Delivery,
Meal Kits,
Gen Z,
OREO,
Creative Inspiration,
Recipes,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus