Alcoholic Beverage Trends for the Restaurant Industry
The National Restaurant Association recently issued a report that looks into trends for On-Premises and Off-Premises Alcohol sales. The findings include sales figures and demographic distribution. Some insights from the report include: Alcohol makes up about 21% of sales among full-service restaurants. 90%of restaurants offer alcohol with takeout (where permitted). 61% of adults would prefer […]
C-Store Online Shopping Options Grow With Uber and Vroom Delivery Partnership
The pandemic forced C-stores to innovate. One solution was to offer customers more opportunities to order online for pickup and home delivery through Uber Eats and Door Dash. Many states loosened restrictions on the delivery of alcoholic beverages. This allowed local convenience stores to be even more convenient and helped drive revenue. Fast-forward to today, […]
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Has Tipping Reached a Tipping Point?
In Los Angeles, a class-action suit was filed on June 20th by former servers of a trendy Italian restaurant called Jon & VInny’s. The suit alleges that servers were denied tips because of confusion about the restaurant’s mandatory 18% “service fee.” “After The [LA] Times published an article by Food staff reporter Cindy Carcamo detailing […]
Protein Drinks Are Bulking Up
In the original Rocky movie, many viewers’ stomachs turned when Sylvester Stallone cracked five raw eggs into a glass and drank it. At the time, raw eggs and brewer’s yeast were about as close to a protein drink as you could come. (…and if you’ve never smelled raw brewer’s yeast, count yourself lucky!) Protein drinks […]
Build Brand Loyalty with Retail Media Networks
Retailers like 7-Eleven and Casey’s General Stores have developed and implemented retail media networks (RMNs) to connect with their customers, offer promotions and build brand loyalty. Restaurants and grocery outlets are also jumping into the game. Let’s take a look at how you might take advantage of the growth of RMNs. What is a Retail […]
Introducing A Climate Change Resistant Coffee Bean
As the global climate changes, farmers face the ever-growing challenge of adapting their practices to a changing environment. Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are making it harder for coffee farmers to grow and harvest their beans. This leads to decreased yields, reduced quality, and higher consumer prices. Globally, almost all coffee sales are made […]
Food Prices Fall! – First Time Since 2020
Grocery prices (the “food at home index”) fell in March for the first time since 2020, down 0.3% from February.* According to Barron’s, overall consumer prices were 5% higher in March than a year ago, down from 6% in February and 9.1% last summer. Egg prices were down almost 11% in March from the month earlier. Egg prices […]
Beverage Drinkers Want MORE!
Drinks With Added Flavor or Added Ingredients and “2-for” Deals Drive Sales. The landscape of beverage sales is changing. The pandemic brought out consumers who wanted to stock up on multipacks while neglecting singles. Now we’re returning to a more normal consumer behavior, and sales of singles have come back. Retail promotions were scaled back […]
Growth of Cold Brew Coffee Continues to Explode
Only a few years ago, getting a “cold coffee” was either a reason to complain to the manager or it was “Iced coffee,” which was hot coffee poured over ice. How much things have changed! Cold Brew is Growing Faster! Cold Brew Coffee is made with coffee grounds steeped in water for hours but kept […]