Grilling is the perfect pandemic cooking solution. It gets people outside, and it provides new options for home cooks who are tired of cooking the same ‘ol, same ‘ol in their indoor kitchens.
Because the virus is still with us, consumers are still preparing most meals in the home. That creates opportunities for retailers and meat producers to provide solutions that take some of that fatigue out of the equation.
The pandemic has shown the need for the food industry to invest in more automation and build more flexibility in the production while reinforcing strict sanitation standards.
In the wake of COVID, most retail bakeries have had to make physical changes both to the front and back of the house in order to keep safety protocols in place.
Even before COVID, snacking was on a steady upward trajectory, and healthy snacks — like fresh fruits and vegetables — were faring particularly well, a trend that should continue throughout 2021.