Industry Insights A roundup of noteworthy foodservice findings for the week of Sept. 20, 2021
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Industry Insights A roundup of noteworthy foodservice findings for the week of Sept. 20, 2021
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I G N I TE C O M PAN Y
Case Growth Spikes
US FOODS TOTAL ORGANIC CASE GROWTH
YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE %
in Q2 for US Foods 50.3%
Quarterly case volume metrics continue more markets lifting in-person dining
to improve for US Foods, one of the restrictions on restaurants and an
industry’s largest broadline foodservice increase in leisure travel.
distributors. On a year-over-year basis,
total organic case volume increased by
50.3% in the second quarter ended July
3, 2020, boosted by a 74.4% case
volume improvement for independent -7.3% -6.4%
restaurants.
Net sales for US Foods also expanded -22.2% -20.4%
by 68% in the second quarter compared
to the prior year. The company noted
that its improvement in both case
-40.2%
volume and net sales was a result of
Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Q2 2021
Sources: Technomic Ignite Company
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I G N I TE M E N U E L E VAT E D M E AL K I T LTO S * *
Shrimp Boil at McCormick Meal is uncooked at time of pickup
The Rise of Premium
and will include easy-to-follow
& Schmick’s cooking instructions. From your
Each kit comes with andouille oven to your table in three hours or
sausage, corn and potatoes, plus less
Meal Kits
tips from our chef on how to boil at
home Pit Master Grill Kit at Del
Frisco’s Double Eagle
Prime Rib Feast at
Steak House
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
Serves four people and includes
In summer 2020, convenience and Because 31% of consumers’ visits to Serves four to six. Uncooked, 4 Four, 6-ounce filet mignon; two
value became driving themes for restaurants are extremely likely to be pounds of herb-rubbed prime rib prime 16-ounce New York strips;
consumers, with 46% agreeing they influenced by the availability of meal with jus and horseradish sauce, one, 32-ounce prime tomahawk
sought more value items at the time.* kits,*** operators can not only provide baked mac and cheese, roasted steak, 1 pound of sous vide bacon
One way operators answered the call their pricier and more exclusive garlic-herb-butter asparagus, with glaze for grilling; Del’s
was through meal kits—a takeaway box ingredients, but also teach the at-home honey-chipotle-glazed carrots, Signature Seasoning Blend; Caesar
of ingredients at one bundled price for cooking, grilling, baking and preparing Parmesan mashed potatoes, bread or wedge salad; Chateau mashed
consumers to put together at home. skills they won’t get through a dine-in and butter, and a half lemon cake potatoes; and creamed corn with
experience. Adding video how-to with fresh blueberries in sauce.
As of late, meal kits have shifted from shishitos
guides for preparing the meal adds an
pizza, pasta and burger options to Image Source: Shutterstock
extra layer of value to the guest as well.
premium cuts of meat and seafood,
providing consumers with a fine-dining These premium meal kits are redefining
experience at home. As such, upscale value and bringing the fine-dining
ingredients such as filet mignon (+8.4%), experience from a restaurant kitchen to
lobster (+5.0%) and New York strip consumers’ front doors.
(+3.9%) are on the rise in meal kits.**
*Source: Technomic’s Foodservice Impact Monitor 12th Edition—Week Ending June 5,2020
**Source: Technomic Ignite Menu
***Source: Technomic Ignite Consumer featuring the 2021 U.S. Value and Pricing Consumer Trend Report
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I G N I TE C O N S U M E R
Younger Guests Not
Ready for Robots
How appealing would the following Appealing Unappealing
be at restaurants? (Top Two Box) (Bottom Two Box)
Food delivered via robot to my home 19% 35%
It seems the off-cited demand for significant, with top-two box scores
technology among Gen Z consumers decreasing by 10 percentage points for
may be overstated, as Gen Z may not appeal of “food delivered via robot to
be as tech-obsessed as many have my home,” for example.
believed them to be. Food delivered via robot to my table 22% 36%
Gen Zers crave real human connection.
When asked whether use of is And it may just be they can see
appealing at restaurants, more Gen Z themselves in the plight of the
consumers found the idea unappealing restaurant employee whose job
than appealing. opportunities may be lost to technology. Food delivered via drone 23% 33%
In fact, the appeal of robots in
restaurant operations has diminished
over time. Compared to a Technomic
2019 study, fewer Gen Zers cite the use Robots that can take my order 16% 37%
of robots for taking orders and
delivering food as appealing or very
appealing. The changes noted are
Source: Technomic Ignite Consumer and Technomic Ignite August 2021 Omnibus consumer survey
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G L O B AL F O O D S E RV I C E N AV I G ATO R
Brand Collabs
Proliferate
+
The now-ubiquitous “Brand X Brand” Poison Coffee & Doughnuts and
collab has been a staple in many parts Kikkoman rolled out some soy sauce
of the world for years and was made doughnuts in the Philippines.
even more popular thanks to
KFC and Pizza Hut have been offering
McDonald’s headline-making
fried chicken pizzas in the U.K. and
partnerships with BTS and others.
other countries.
Collabs—the fusion of marketing and
Dunkin’ and Pringles teamed up on
menu innovation—have been
some potato chip doughnuts in South
+
particularly resonant in the pandemic
Korea.
era as a means to stand out amid
dizzying competition and to drive menu Hardee’s and Cheeto’s did some
excitement without necessarily creating Flamin’ Hot Fries in the UAE.
new products (see above). Technomic is the only company that
Here are some recent standout collabs covers up-to-the-minute restaurant
for inspiration: menu innovation across the globe.
Learn more here.
McDonald’s and Dove launched a
bubble bath latte in China.
Source: Technomic Global Foodservice Navigator Program
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