Consumers increasing adoption of Ready-2-Eat and
Heat-N-Eat fresh food is expanding discontinuity in the restaurant space. Restaurateurs just want to be restaurants,
however customers want more. They want fresh
food fast according to Foodservice Solutions® Grocerant Guru™.
One group is clearly feeling the pain. That group according to the NPD Group is the
Independent restaurant operator. NPD
recently reported that Total U.S.
Restaurant Count Dropped by One Percent Last Year Due To Independent Restaurant Unit Declines.
The underpinnings of change were evident at NAFAM this
year where manufactures were clearly presenting products that enhanced value
for the Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food space aimed at
grocery-deli’s, c-stores, kiosks, fast casuals and QSRs. Is
your company evolving?
The
hallo of ‘better for you’ fresh food offerings attract both Millennials and
Boomers when Grab-N-Go options are offered in new and non-traditional locations
retailer are finding success according to the team at Foodservice Solutions®.
One
undercurrent that appears to be picking up steam from the Hawaiian island of
Kauai is “Fryless Friday”. By placing
nutritious snacks in prominent positions, including a salad bar, introducing
healthier versions of favorite comfort foods and posting nutrition information
about menu items have also encouraged more healthful eating; combined with
“better for you” Grab-N-Go products retailers can win.
Chain
restaurants the ilk of Olive Garden is for the fourth time bringing back “buy
one take one” elevating once again the Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat Grocerant
Platform while highlighting how one company is attracting customer in
an Omni-channel retail world.
Are you
trapped doing what you have always done and doing it the same way? Interested in learning how Foodservice
Solutions 5P’s of Food Marketing can edify your retail food brand while
creating a platform for consumer convenient meal participation, differentiation
and individualization? Email us
at: Steve@FoodserviceSolutions.us or visit: www.FoodserviceSolutions.us for more information
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