Over the past two years, the pandemic has required that people stay home more than ever, and that meant consumers cooking a lot more of their own meals. Not surprisingly, many turned to grilling, especially during the summer typical grilling season, and interest in the meats being used rose substantially.
More than ever before, consumers today are trying to diversify their at-home menu, balancing factors like nutrition, taste and kitchen burnout while they continue to prepare more meals at home.
Grass-fed beef is an exciting opportunity that continues to grow across the United States. In fact, according to IRI, from July 2020 to July 2021, US grass-fed fresh beef sales reached $776 million, an increase of 5% from the previous year.
To properly run a meat department in the supermarket, having well maintained equipment is vital when it comes to food safety, as food slicers, meat grinders and other machines may cause serious cuts and amputations when workers operate, perform maintenance, or clean the machines.
Although consumers have been slowly transitioning to buying meats with terms such as “no hormones,” “no antibiotics,” “humanely raised” and other such claims, COVID really made people think about healthier products, and sales data indicates the natural category grew significantly during the pandemic.
More than ever before, shoppers are embracing case-ready meats as the norm for making meat purchases, and their trust and acceptance of the quality of case-ready offerings has dramatically risen.
The fall and winter holidays are the biggest time of the year for turkey sales, but suppliers and their retailer partners are looking to grow the category year-round.
Sous Vide has become a mainstream cooking process over the last few years and many meat and poultry companies are coming out with new brands of sous vide products.
