8 Ways to Sell More Snacks

8 Ways to Sell More Snacks

Downsized Entrees

Restaurant chains are downsizing sandwiches, salads, sides and chicken and seafood preps to turn them into portions more suitable for snacking.

8 Ways to Sell More Snacks

Burger King

The burger giant turned a favorite side dish—macaroni and cheese—into bite-size snacks.

Sports bars and other varied-menu casual-dining concepts are big on shareable snacks.

To satisfy consumers’ cravings for sweet snacks, Pizza Hut offers shareable cinnamon sticks with a creamy icing dip.

Asian buns stuffed with Thai curry chicken, barbecued pork and spicy Mongolian beef are based on the bao served from street carts and stalls in China.

Full-service chains are taking advantage of the snacking trend by extending and expanding their happy hours from a single two-hour stretch to separate late afternoon, early evening and late-night promotions.

This casual-dining chain recast its appetizer section as Social Snacks to spur sales from 2-5 p.m.

Of the consumers surveyed for Technomic’s report, 34% say they are snacking on healthier foods compared to 2016, and 25% plan to snack more healthfully in the next 12 months.

Zoes Kitchen offers a trio of Mediterranean-themed snack boxes, including its health-focused Balanced Bites box.

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