Foodservice
Solutions® Grocerant Guru®, Steven Johnson stopped by a couple of Buc-ee's watched consumers day and night go inside the
cleanest C-store in America and buy food, yes grocerant Ready-2-Eat and
Heat-N-Eat fresh prepared food.
Many of
you may not be of the age to remember the retail foodservice buzz word QSC
(quality, service, cleanliness) it’s not from a bygone era it alive and well at
Bucc-ee’s clearly consumers still value QSC. So it was no surprise to the team
at Foodservice Solutions® when GasBuddy's data scientists reviewed nearly two
million user reviews that cover more than 140,000 retail locations where
gasoline is sold and rated Bucc-ee's received the highest ratings in the nation
as being the best gas station convenience store for a cup of coffee. Why not who would not like to go to a clean
stores with lots of fresh food choices.
Gas Buddy
found that more than half of Americans (56 percent) who have visited a c-store
in the past three months feel that c-stores make coffee drinks as good as
coffeehouses. Note: not as good as a
restaurants but better as good as coffeehouses.
Frank
Beard, convenience store and retail trends analyst at GasBuddy stated "Americans
love coffee! Our consumption has increased over the years with premium and
gourmet coffees serving as the catalyst," … "It is evident that gas
station convenience stores are taking market share from [quick-service
restaurants] and cafes by creating a true coffee experience." Note the
pictures on how Bucc-ee’s and QT sell coffee? When was the last time you evolved
how you sell coffee?
On the
state level, Tulsa, Okla.-based QuikTrip placed in the top spot in seven state,
Pennsylvania-based Wawa came in third by being No. 1 in seven states; and
Westborough, Mass.-based Cumberland Farms was third, being the favorite in
five states in the Northeast.
Are you ready for
some fresh ideations? Do your food marketing tactics look more like yesterday
that tomorrow? Visit www.FoodserviceSolutions.us for more information
or contact: Steve@FoodserviceSolutions.us Remember success does leave clues and
we just may the clue you need to propel your continued success.
