Regional
grocery stores are creating grocerant niche Ready-2-Eat & Heat-N-Eat platforms that have more
relevance than national grocery store chains according to Steven Johnson,
Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.
Three-store,
Dayton, Ohio-based Dorothy Lane Market using the tagline “Fast food the
way it should be,” is raising the bar on retail foodservice with its
Gourmet Takeaway, which features fresh deli main dishes and sides made in store
every day. This is an example why
restaurant customer counts continue to decline according to Johnson.
Eric
Richard, education coordinator for the International Dairy Deli Bakery
Association, Madison, WI, stated “Variety and personalization are really
important, and supermarkets have an advantage in this arena because they allow
shoppers to customize a protein with sides and build the meal that they want,”
At
Dorothy Lane consumers can choose from a menu of a la carte entrees and sides
or build a Dinner Deal that includes an entree and two sides for $8,
$10 or $12. At its Washington
Square and Oakwood locations, Dorothy Lane shoppers can
pick up a What’s for Dinner bag featuring fresh-cooked veggies, an entree and a
side dish.
Richard
continued “Overall, we’re seeing a lot more interest in Asian and Hispanic side
dishes. People want more hot and spicy dishes, as well as sweet and hot,”
Richard, who points to a recent study indicating that 71% of millennials and
55% of boomers enjoy spicy foods.
Alice May Block famously said “Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make
it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy
sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good.” However in the
minds-eye of today’s consumers like blod flavors that have high protein, gluten free, keto,
paleo, vegan, organic, local, fresh, all-natural, free from artificial
ingredients, preservative free and non-GMO according to Steven
Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®.
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