The State of Foodservice 2024

The State of Foodservice 2024

Good Vibrations

There’s a general feeling of positivity among convenience-store retailers, whose expectations in foodservice are overwhelmingly upbeat; 87% think sales will improve in the next year compared to last y...

The State of Foodservice 2024

Needs and Challenges

Food costs/commodity pricing, at 80%, once again topped the list of somewhat and extremely challenging business factors in the next year, down from 97% last year, when it tied with labor costs and lab...

Limited-time offers place first among nearly 20 possible foodservice-related strategies that retailers said would play a key role in their operations next year. Last year’s top choice: self-service co...

Variety, cleanliness, innovation. Making do with substitute ingredients and being ready to pivot at any moment. Those successful in convenience-store foodservice are juggling these and other requir...

New this year in the survey, CSP asked retailers open-ended questions on what dispensed beverage and food items, and technology, they recently started selling/using—or will start selling/using so...

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