A State of Foodservice study put a spotlight on several of the issues and opportunities that noncommercial operators have in common with restaurants and c-stores. It also spotlighted the areas where they’re different.
Drilling down even further, the report looks at the differences between noncommercial categories, and there it gets more interesting and nuanced.
For example, operators across all segments see great sales-building potential in sandwiches in the coming year. But hospital operators peg salads as the greater growth area for their businesses, while senior living, nursing home and long-term care operators don’t expect any particular menu category to carry their growth.
Read on for the results of our annual cross-segment study, conducted in partnership with FSD’s sister publications covering restaurants and c-store operations, as well as Technomic, the research arm of our parent company Winsight.