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Industry Insights A roundup of noteworthy foodservice findings for the week of Feb. 15, 2021
I G N I TE C O M PAN Y
Sysco’s Case Volume
SYSCO LOCAL CASE VOLUME
YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE %
Steadily Improves 3.7%
1.5%
Local case volume continues to recover Total quarterly sales for Sysco’s U.S.
for Sysco, improving for the second foodservice operations fell by 23.9%
-4.1%
consecutive quarter. The broadline compared to the same period of the
distributor’s local case volume prior year, while sales from international
decreased 19.7% during the period operations declined by 31.9%.
ended Dec. 26, an improvement from
the 21.6% decline registered during the
-19.7%
prior quarter. -21.6%
Local case volume is representative of
Sysco’s sales to independent and
locally managed foodservice operators.
-38.7%
Q3 2019 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020
Sources: Technomic Ignite company data and Sysco Corp. Investor Relations
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Mexican and Asian
Dishes Gain Momentum TOP 10 FASTEST-GROWING DISHES YEAR OVER YEAR
1 6
Asian Salad Entree Burrito/Chimichanga
+1,266.7% +240.0%
Technomic’s recently launched Q4 entrees and taco/taquito entrees, were 2 7
2020 Ignite menu data shows an the five fastest-growing dishes on Other Mexican App/Starter Asian Salad Appetizer
interesting shift in the types of dishes menus in the fourth quarter. +900.0% +165.2%
with the greatest growth momentum 3 8
As we predicted at the end of 2020,
year over year. Asian Noodles Side Other Mexican Dish
travel restrictions from the pandemic
While the second and third quarter are sparking a renewed interest in the +750.0% +150.0%
unsurprisingly saw the most growth top three perennial global favorites— 4 9
from grocery items, meal kits and other Italian, Mexican and Chinese. These Quesadilla Entree Twisted Doughnut/Twist
off-premise-friendly fare, the most cuisines are more likely than other +590.0% +128.6%
recent quarter’s fastest-growing dishes international fare to survive the veto
5 10
were predominantly international in vote among families ordering food and
Taco/Taquito Entree Old-Fashioned Doughnut
origin. Asian dishes, including Asian drink for home consumption.
+456.5% +116.7%
salad entrees and Asian noodles sides,
as well as Mexican dishes, including
other Mexican app/starter, quesadilla
Source: Technomic Ignite menu data
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Traditional Barbecue
PREFERRED BARBECUE FLAVORS: PORK
47%
Sweet/honey 46%
Flavors Still Popular
47%
45%
Hickory 35%
50%
for Pork
45%
Smoky 43%
46%
35%
Teriyaki 36%
While barbecue styles can vary by Younger consumers are more likely 34%
region, many consumers likely view than older consumers to order unique
barbecue as a comfort food and barbecue flavors like Buffalo, chipotle 34%
Spicy 36% Overall
therefore stick with what they know and and garlic. 34%
love already. 18-34
31%
Sweet barbecue flavors lead overall, Garlic 35% 35+
which often highlights honey accents. 29%
These flavors also align with the 28%
introduction of various fruit flavors Barbecue ranch 26%
within the pork entree lifecycle. 29%
26%
Buffalo 33%
23%
25%
Tangy 24%
26%
23%
Chipotle 26%
Base: 1,034 consumers who eat pork once every two to three weeks
22%
Q: Which barbecue flavors would you consider ordering at a restaurant for pork dishes? Select all that apply.
Source: Technomic Ignite consumer data featuring the Technomic 2021 Center of the Plate: Beef & Pork Consumer
Trend Report
© 2021 Technomic, Inc. 4G L O B AL F O O D S E RV I C E N AV I G ATO R
Food Trucks Roll
Back Into Spotlight
The pandemic brought new relevance Sausalitos (Germany): This CDR
to past trends such as meal kits and rolled out a mobile bar and grill to stay
retail. Among the faded trends that re- open amid the country’s second
emerged, food trucks may be best lockdown and sees it as a viable growth
positioned for a prolonged resurgence. platform when restrictions are lifted.
They’re mobile, encourage social
Pizza Hut Indonesia: The chain
distancing, specialize in takeaway-
debuted its first truck amid tightening
friendly foods and can serve as delivery
restrictions in late 2020 and expects to
kitchens as needed. Top operators are
keep the model when restrictions ease.
now investing food trucks for growth.
Juan Valdez (Colombia): The market’s
Doggis (Chile): A new truck from
No. 2 coffee chain plans to expand its
Chile’s top restaurant chain offers a
two new mobile trucks in Bogota into a
pared-down menu of core offerings
fleet that cover several metro areas.
from a fixed location. It’s the first of
several planned. Technomic covers all aspects of the
global restaurant industry, offering the
KFC Thailand: The chain is testing a
most comprehensive and up-to-date
food truck format to be more nimble in
coverage on news and trends. Learn
locating its venues as consumer habits
more here.
shift amid the pandemic.
Source: Technomic Global Foodservice Navigator Program Image Source: Shutterstock
© 2021 Technomic, Inc. 5COVID-19 DISRUPTION INDEX
COVID-19 Disruption Index is Change Versus Previous Week and
powered by Shortest Track, utilizing AI, Month
machine learning and disparate sets of Change versus previous week/month
data resources to quantify the potential allows users to see if the market is
risks that U.S. businesses face from the becoming more or less disrupted over COVID-19
PERCENT PERCENT
spread of the COVID-19 virus at the time. Changes that are positive (+) TOP 5 MOST DISRUPTED MARKETS DISRUPTION
CHANGE CHANGE
market level. show a move toward becoming BY INDEX POINT CHANGE INDEX
VERSUS VERSUS
(VERSUS PREVIOUS WEEK) (MAX: 1.00, HIGH
increasingly more impacted by COVID- LAST WEEK LAST MONTH
DISRUPTION)
The highest index possible is 1.00, 19 (not good). Changes that are
which is not good and reflects markets negative (-) show a trend toward being
that are extremely disrupted. The index less impacted by COVID-19 (good). College Station-Bryan,
1 0.448 11.74% 14.71%
is updated on a weekly basis. Texas
Ignite Subscribers: Download full
The COVID-19 Disruption Risk Index market report 2 Waco, Texas 0.425 9.26% 13.25%
shares weekly updates through a
business lens, rather than a health lens, 3 Killeen-Temple, Texas 0.544 5.61% 8.25%
and incorporates more than 20 different
data signals to measure disruption and
predict future impact. These signals 4 Austin-Round Rock, Texas 0.552 3.96% 6.32%
include infection rates, deaths, state-
level restrictions and social distancing 5 Casper, Wy. 0.082 14.16% 92.22%
requirements, population densities and
mobility, group size limitations and
lifestyle risk factors contributing to
spread. More information is available
HERE.
Notes: Data updated Feb. 8, 2021
Source: Shortest Track
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