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Trends in deli, dairy and bakery
Becky Schilling Jun 06, 2017

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Trend: Convenience
Becky Schilling

Customers are looking for ready-to-make meals. This prepackaged meal includes all the fixings you’d need for dinner. All you do is steam the meal in the microwave or oven and it’s good to go. The options are heavy on seafood, as many customers shy away from cooking fish at home themselves. 

Trend: Convenience
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Customers love noodle bowls, but they can often become difficult to carry or put together themselves, so this option is a great way to offer a ready-to-heat meal. The soup container packaging is great for take-home options while the buffet option is great for in-store dining.

Trend: Convenience
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Salad shakers are a fun way to offer a prepackaged and proportioned salad with all the right components. Just add dressing, shake and enjoy.

Trend: Convenience
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This to-go soup product also includes a spoon inside the packaging.

Trend: Hot in foodservice
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Poke is the “it” trend in restaurants right now. Retailers can also take advantage of the trend by offering prepackaged poke bowls or by adding a poke bowl buffet station in the deli.

Trend: Hot in foodservice
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Yogurt is a big seller right now, and this option from Japan includes chunks of aloe.

Trend: Snacking
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Protein is the rage when it comes to snacking, and these prepackaged options hit the mark.

Trend: Snacking
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This quinoa snack bowls also hit on protein, but in another trend: plant-based foods.

Trend: Snacking
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These snack packs include a dip and dipper for a convenient on-the-go snack. Hummus was also big on the show floor this year.

Trend: International flavors
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As the population becomes more diversified, offering so-called international flavors will be more important. Here are two examples of traditional breads from Mexico.

Trend: International flavors
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Use cheese to add international flare to everyday vegetables. 

Trend: Mini desserts
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For customers looking for a less-indulgent dessert these mini donuts and muffins are a great option.

Trend: Mini desserts
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More examples of bite-sized sweets.

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