Red Gold® Helps Keep You A Step Ahead As the foodservice industry evolves to the new normal, it’s important to understand how consumer’s attitudes are even more strongly impacted by the food they eat. A consumer survey by Datassential in May 2020 found that 78% of...
There’s no shortage of advice as you build your own checklist for reopening your operation in the post-COVID era. Red Gold® has taken a long look at some of the best ideas and they all boil down to this baseline of 4 important areas and...
On the list of fresh thinking due to the COVID pandemic is how to serve condiments to dine-in customers. Portion control packets and cups were an easy answer for take-out and delivery customers. But how can you offer ketchup and other condiments when the dine-in...
They will remember you for weeks! The COVID Crisis has operators scrambling for a competitive edge in the battle for take-out and delivery orders. For the many operators who are already promoting their own brand with their logos on ketchup squeeze bottles by Red Gold,...
One of the easiest paths to higher profits and customer loyalty is customizing two or three signature sauces that you can call your own. From upscaling a burger for a higher profit to adding a customized condiment to loaded fries or tots, there are plenty...
Loaded potato tots and loaded fries are the new go-to appetizers or entrées for restaurant menus across America. According to foodservice research firm Datassential, loaded tots are up by an amazing +58% in the last year and loaded fries grew by 20% in just the...
The ramifications of third-party delivery will continue to unfold in 2020. Sales growth among the Top 500 restaurant chains grew just 3.6% between 2017 and 2018. Third-party delivery sales grew by 55% according to Technomic. Smart operators have responded by promoting their own delivery and take-out...
It’s hard to believe, but Technomic says 41% of restaurants still don’t have a catering plan. If you were one of those, you are missing out on a $6 billion business that is growing at 6% each year. The holiday season is an obvious time...
Here’s A Quick Guide to What’s Trending Why is a condiment as common as ketchup trending on American menus? It’s because operators are making their ketchup uncommon by making theirs special. Datassentials reports that ketchup menu mentions rose by 7% in the past year and by 28%...
Have you ever wondered why some of America’s top restaurant chains opt to brand their own ketchup rather that use a national brand of ketchup? It’s simple. They are confident that consumers trust and love their brand and their own branded ketchup only reinforces that fact—not detract from...