FI Fast Break audio news: July 26, 2023
The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on convenience stores’ big push to sell pizza throughout America.
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FI Fast Break audio news: July 19, 2023
The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on the future of cultivated meat products.
Pizza Chains’ New Recipes for Success
Domino’s and Pizza Hut are two of the largest pizza chains in the U.S., but each have encountered some turbulence in recent years. In April, Domino’s reported a slowdown in its delivery business, and Pizza …
FI Fast Break audio news: April 19, 2023
The latest Food Institute news podcast touches on shrimp’s increasing value for restaurant chains.
Study: Italian Cuisine Most Popular Worldwide, Edging Japanese
Restaurant customers appear to be as intrigued as ever by exploring foreign flavors – with a specific focus on Italian cuisine. A new study confirms as much; The Picky Eater website analyzed the world’s most …
Frozen Pizza’s Popularity Spikes Amid Inflation
A new report by Vericast illustrated the lengths consumers are going to save amid inflation. More than anything, many consumers are bypassing restaurants in favor of cooking frozen pizza at home. Vericast’s 2023 Restaurant TrendWatch …
The Delicious State of Pizza in 2023
In honor of National Pizza Day, The Food Institute took a deep dive into the state of pizza to see how it may fare in 2023.
Upping the Ante: Walmart Joins List of Retailers Increasing Pay
Now that Walmart has joined Target and Costco by raising their minimum pay to about double the federal rate of $7.25 an hour, fast-food outlets may have to consider boosting their minimum to $20 to …
Robotic Pizza Deal Boosts Speedy Eats’ Automated Drive-Thru Concept
A new food technology partnership is bringing 24/7 made-to-order pizza to automated drive-thru restaurant units around the country.
Analysis: How Papa Johns is Accelerating Growth
Pizza chain Papa Johns has mounted a charge during the pandemic, leading to plans to open as many as 1,800 new locations worldwide by 2025. “Our outlook for developing new stores and introducing more customers …
What’s Next in Pizza?
Consumers are getting more adventurous with their pizza. In fact, Slice’s 2022 Slice of The Union report indicates that three types of not-so-traditional pizza had their best year ever: Dairy-free pizza was 333% more popular New …
FI Fast Break audio news: Feb. 16, 2022
This week, in The Food Institute’s quick-hitting, audio news podcast, we examine America’s bird flu outbreak, inflation, and more. The Food Institute Podcast · FI Fast Break News – Feb. 16, 2022 The FI Fast …
Pizza Chains Grab Bigger Slice of Market as Pandemic Boom Continues
Pizza sales skyrocketed during the pandemic. Major chains saw a combined 6% uptick to $27.5 billion in 2020, according to an industry report from Technomic. And while boom may have leveled off in recent months, …
Projections Suggest Global Boom for Frozen Pizza Over Next Decade
Frozen food witnessed a surge in 2020, largely due to COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns that led to storage of food at home. Frozen pizza, especially, fit in quite nicely to quarantine life, as the coronavirus …
Next-Generation Vending Machines Serve Up Profits
Vending machines are no longer just for snacks and drinks. Today’s “next-generation” vending machines can serve up fresh salads and hot pizza in a matter of minutes. With that, Technavio predicts that the intelligent vending …
Little Caesars Launches Plant-Based Pepperoni Pizzas
The latest plant-based foodservice offering? Planteroni Pizza from Little Caesars. The pizza chain is now offering pizza made with Field Roast’s Plant-Based Pepperoni at many of its stores across the U.S., making it the first …
Analysts: Comfort Food Popularity Should Continue Post-Pandemic
Stress and uncertainty cause people to seek out comfort rather than challenge. And, with 2020 presenting so many challenges, it’s no wonder that the “comfort economy” is booming. Trends in sectors ranging from technology to …
Frozen Food Sales Surging Amid Pandemic
Frozen food sales have been anything but icy of late. Frozen foods were among the fastest growing categories in grocery stores over the past year, according to the American Frozen Food Institute’s Power of Frozen …
A Look at Pizza Chains’ Big Post-Pandemic Plans
Pizza has been in high demand throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But, as indoor dining resumes and competition between food pick-up and delivery services heats up, how will major pizza chains maintain sales momentum? Major …
2020 Will Also Be Remembered as the Year of Chicken and Pizza
If 2020 proved anything, it’s that Americans simply can’t get enough hot chicken and pizza and pandemic lockdowns only strengthen the country’s demand for the two delivery staples. With many consumers preferring to eat at …
Pizza Profits from Pandemic
Food Institute Focus – Pizza Profits from Pandemic