Snacking has become increasingly popular in recent years—and shows no signs of slowing down.
In 2018, 80% of consumers snacked at least once a day.1 Two years later, 88% of adults surveyed for Mondelēz International’s 2020 State of Snacking™ report said they were noshing between meals just as much as—or more than—they did in 2019.2
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Millennials,
Trends,
Promotions,
Marketing & Communications,
Side Dishes,
Quick Service Restaurant,
Appetizers/Snacks,
Snack,
Gen Z,
Gen X,
Baby Boomers,
Gum & Candy,
Single-Serve,
OREO,
Dessert Ingredients,
Foodservice Industry,
Menu,
Consumer,
Demographic,
Flavors & Ingredients,
Menu Strategy,
Retail,
Operations,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Fast-Casual Restaurant,
Branded Ingredients,
Mashups,
Flavor Profiles,
Personalization,
Consumer Behavior,
Value,
Indulgence,
Customization,
Limited Time Offers (LTOs)
The restaurant business in the age of COVID-19 has become a litany of losses—lost jobs, lost customers, lost sales. But one thing that the industry never lost was hope as the shift to off-premises models, digital integration and a renewed emphasis on margin-friendly menu innovation helped salvage business.
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Trends,
Takeout,
Delivery,
Foodservice Industry,
Sales & Profitability,
Operations,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Off-Premises
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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Trends,
Takeout,
Delivery,
Meal Kits,
Blended Meals,
Foodservice Industry,
Menu Strategy,
Sales & Profitability,
Operations,
Meal Kit,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Off-Premises
COVID-19 certainly took a steep toll in 2020, but it was also the year chicken sandwiches soared to new heights of popularity. After Popeyes achieved sky-high sales with the launch of its fried chicken sandwich in August 2019, prompting Rival Chick-fil-A to start a social media war over whose sandwich is better, the chicken scratch was on the wall: There's big money to be made with chicken sandwiches.
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Trends,
Quick Service Restaurant,
Flavors & Ingredients,
Menu Strategy,
Recipes,
Food & Beverage,
Sales & Profitability,
Operations,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Sandwiches
The bigger they are, the harder for all seems to be a painful truth about the state of the foodservice industry as even the mightiest of major chains in traditionally strong markets struggles to persevere during the pandemic.
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Topics:
Trends,
Quick Service Restaurant,
Foodservice Industry,
Sales & Profitability,
Operations,
COVID-19,
Coronavirus,
Fast-Casual Restaurant