SOLON, Ohio – At the annual International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA) Show in Houston, Texas, Nestlé Professional® featured four key culinary and insight driven categories in its booth, designed to help deli operators create a destination that competes with restaurants.
“People want to be wowed wherever they go, and at Nestlé, we are driven by this simple truth,” said Todd Muller, business development manager at Nestlé Professional. “With culinary expertise and support plus extensive market knowledge and insights, we are equipped to help delis and bakeries provide restaurant-quality offerings that meet the evolving tastes — and expectations — of consumers.”
According to Datassential, 84 percent of consumers are interested in purchasing supermarket deli “meals at home” at least one day a week.1 To support deli operators cater to these customers and maximize margins by repurposing extra protein to cut down waste, Nestlé Professional launched Home Meal Solution Kits at the IDDBA show. Varieties include: Chipotle Macaroni and Cheese, Stroganoff and Tuscan Style Cavatappi.
Another new product line was showcased: Minor’s® Ready to Flavor™ bases, and sauces concentrates. These products are tested Ready-to-Eat, which means they are edible without any additional preparation to achieve food safety.2 Operators can now add the trusted Minor’s flavor to hot or cold applications without the added step of cooking or equipment restrictions.
The third corner featured Nestlé® Branded Dessert Ingredients customers know and enjoy. Nestlé’s consumer-loved dessert toppings make great additions to traditional and innovative bakery items that command premium price points. Operators can elevate bakery items and drive sales by adding variety and brand familiarity with quality ingredients, including: Butterfinger®, Nestlé® Crunch® and Toll House® Morsels.
For the final corner of the IDDBA booth, Nestlé Professional worked with Datassential to provide one-on-one insights-based consultation with the Firefly tool. This tool indexes more than 1.3 million foodservice locations, and operators were able to enter their zip code and see the top trending flavors in a given market. Nestlé representatives then take that data and create personalized Radius Reports to support customers in finding profitable opportunities.
For more information on how Nestlé Professional can be partner for deli and in-store bakery operators, call 1-800-288-8682 or visit Nestléprofessional.us<https://www.nestleprofessional.us/>.
Nestlé Professional®
Nestlé Professional is dedicated to being an inspiring growth partner that delivers creative, branded food and beverage solutions, enabling foodservice operators to delight their consumers. From Minor’s®, Stouffer’s®, Chef-mate® and Trio® on-trend culinary items to innovative beverage systems under Nescafe® and Coffee-Mate® brands, Nestlé Professional meets the needs of foodservice operators while satisfying the tastes of the out-of-home consumer. Nestlé Professional is part of Nestlé S.A. in Vevey, Switzerland—the world’s largest food company—with sales of over $98 billion. For foodservice product news and information, visit Nestléprofessional.us<https://www.nestleprofessional.us/>.
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1- IFMA / Datassential Consumer Program
2- USDA definition
Source: Nestlé Professional®