If
your cooking for an at home for family meal today for two, three, or four,
family members, chances are very good your buying several Ready-2-Eat or Heat-N-Eat
fresh prepared meal components. Dollar
stores, Grocery stores, convenience stores, and restaurants are all bundling
fresh prepared meal components for the home cook. The home cook is responding buying
individualized components that can be mixed and matched into a perfect family
meal.
Today
retail foodservice manufactures of either branded or private label fresh
prepared food are vying for your attention. Ready-2-Eat and Heat-N-Eat grocerant
niche fresh foods the ilk of Swiss steak, Meatloaf, Baked Salmon, Rotisserie
Chicken, Pizza and Lasagna can be found fresh prepared, portioned and portable
in portions for 1,2, or 5 are all available at most legacy grocery retail
locations but more often than not at new non-traditional locations.
Here
is what is exciting. It’s the opportunity for new start-up’s and regional
manufactures to produce sustainable business built on local, fresh and unique
flavor profiles. Legacy national brand
manufactures are experiencing an increase in re-positioning, consolidation and
acquisition activities. Regional
start-ups are thriving supplying local restaurants, C-stores, Drug stores,
Liquor stores and legacy grocery store delis.
Consumer
are responding buying meal components in new food channels, experiencing new
flavor profiles all the while individualizing the family meal. The foodservice industry is evolving with the
consumer. Those companies looking for
opportunity for growth, times have never
been better. The consumer is dynamic not static are you keeping pace?
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