Prepared Foods

Italian Foods Remain on Top

Take deli shoppers on a taste tour of Italy to sell more. When a love of pizza and pasta entices shoppers to travel to Eataly, a New York-headquartered chain of Italian marketplaces, there’s a good […]

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Another Take on Pizza

Making pizza at home gained popularity during the pandemic, when consumers craved comfort foods and sought out fun home activities. It’s still popular, and retailers can capitalize on this by pushing pizza ingredients stocked in […]

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Appetizers are Making a Comeback

Appetizers are coming back. In most, but not all, the country many people remain reluctant to dine out for either economic reasons or to maintain safe social distance, but the trend is toward relatively larger […]

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Profiting from Party Platters

It is evident from the Madison, WI-based International Dairy Deli Bakery Association’s (IDDBA) recently released annual trends report, What’s In Store, and its annual IDDBA 2022 trade show in Atlanta that party platters are a […]

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Grabbing A Slice of the Pie

In the United States, 350 slices of pizza are eaten every second, with 40% of Americans eating pizza at least once a week,according to the Washington, D.C.-based National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) Pizza Industry Council. And […]

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Soup’s Solid Sales

Soup has long been associated with comfort, so when the COVID-19 numbers started getting out of control last year and people were eating at home, fearful of what was happening, it’s no surprise that soup […]

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Event Staple Makes A Return

As the United States emerges from the worst of COVID-19, entertaining is taking on a fresh new glow. Food offerings that target social occasions are again assuming a prominent place in the minds of consumers […]

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5 Ways to Promote Pasta

Pasta in a plethora of shapes has long enjoyed a place at mankind’s table. According to the National Pasta Association (NPA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., there’s evidence that the Chinese made a noodle-like food as […]