The consequences of ignoring food safety protocols are expensive. Technology can help c-stores avoid food safety missteps. By Francine Shaw America’s food industry has a $55.5 billion safety problem annually, as recently reported by Fortune Magazine. This includes foodborne illnesses at convenience stores and restaurants, food recalls and other food safety issues. The price can…
Millennials’ Impact on Foodservice Menus
Millennials’ impact on foodservice has operators adapting to provide more fresh, and made-to-order options. Millennials’ impact on foodservice menus cannot be ignored. The Millennial Generation wants foodservice items ‘made their way,’ and their desire for unique, novel and individualized products is driving trends in the U.S. food and beverage industry. Namely, the shift toward greater…
QSR Value Menu Drives Foodservice Traffic
QSR vale menu deals are enticing customers, who often become regular menu buyers. More and more quick-service restaurant (QSR) chains are adding QSR value menus, and a recent study by the NPD Group finds these menus are working. Value menu traffic for total QSR increased by 10% and consumer spend by 13% in the first…
C-Store Sandwich Programs Stand the Heat
Bull City Burger and Brewery in Durham, N.C. recently made headlines after it introduced a 100% North Carolina pasture-raised beef burger with gruyere cheese, spicy chili sauce and—wait for it—an oven-roasted tarantula on top. The roasted-spider sandwich debuted as part of an ‘Exotic Meat Month’ promotion. Of course, the hairy option was a limited offering.…
NOCO Express Rolls Out Fresh Donuts
C-store chain NOCO Express partners with Donut Kraze to serve up fresh donuts in store. Customers at select NOCO Express locations can now grab fresh donuts daily from Donut Kraze. The local donut shop has begun offering its most popular varieties at the NOCO Express locations at 1898 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, 3085 Delaware Avenue,…
Consumers Use Omnichannel Approach to Grocery Shopping
Most online grocery shoppers take an omnichannel approach to grocery shopping, also stopping at brick-and-mortar stores. Customers are taking an omnichannel approach to grocery shopping as more options become available. While adoption of online grocery shopping is moving at a slow pace, some 10% of U.S. consumers now regularly buy groceries online, according to The…
Zume Pizza Launches Baked On The Way, Partners with Welbilt
Zume Pizza launches Baked On The Way and partners with Welbilt to introduce second-generation food delivery vehicles. As consumer demand for healthier, fresher and faster food rises, so does the desire to eat at home or order out from full-service restaurants conveniently. That’s why, Zume Pizza is announcing the expansion of its patented Baked On…
Mintel Reveals Top Flavor Trends for 2018
Top flavor trends in the U.S. for 2018 include Middle Eastern cuisine and ‘less sweet’ desserts, among others. As c-stores prepare their menus for 2018, many are looking to up and coming flavor trends to help add flare to their foodservice offerings. Mintel has revealed the top flavor trends that are just emerging, are already…
Domino’s Invests in Artificial Intelligence
Introduces voice recognition application to take telephone orders. Technology trailblazer Domino’s Pizza is accelerating its quest for digital dominance in the restaurant industry and continuing its investment in developing platforms using artificial intelligence (AI) by launching a voice recognition application to take telephone orders coming into its stores. Domino’s was the first to introduce a…
Tyson Foods Launches Two Million Acre Sustainable Grain Initiative
Sustainable grain commitment, part of Tyson Foods’ new sustainability report, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Tyson Foods Inc. has committed to support improved environmental practices on two million acres of corn by the end of 2020. It is the largest-ever land stewardship commitment by a U.S. protein company and supports Tyson Foods’ recently announced goal…