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More Than a Deli: How Grocers Are Boosting Margins with Prepared Foods & Technology

More Than a Deli: How Grocers Are Boosting Margins with Prepared Foods & Technology

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Click here to read or download our full white paper: More Than a Deli: How Grocers Are Boosting Margins with Prepared Foods & Technology

Order Up, Margins Up: The State of Grocery Prepared Foods Today

Grocery is more connected than ever before — and perimeter departments are key to driving profitability in stores, online, and in omnichannel environments.

As grocers embrace technological solutions that usher in a new era of shopping experiences, they’re creating opportunities to drive up revenue and satisfaction all at once. Innovative focuses on omnichannel technology, loyalty program integrations, and in-store shopping experiences are propelling grocers into a future where grocery shopping feels like an adventure, not a chore.

Within that future is prepared foods, where grocers are activating order ahead opportunities, offering made-to-order products, and maintaining traditional catering services. By strengthening their prepared foods business with intuitive technology, grocers are leaning into a new opportunity for boosting margins — and growing into new markets.

Grocers are using their prepared foods departments to:

  • Boost margins
  • Create new revenue streams
  • Streamline in-store efficiency

To better understand the prepared foods opportunity — and the role technology will play in maximizing it — we partnered with Grocery Dive to conduct a survey. We spoke to 150 grocery executives from various sectors, including local independent grocers (LIGs), midmarket grocers, and major grocers. Our discussions focused on their prepared foods department, order management systems (OMS), and how they were prioritizing prepared foods in their business’s future. Their responses illuminated a powerful opportunity that you can start activating today.

In this white paper we'll cover:

  • How prepared foods impact profit margins
  • Why robust technology is crucial in prepared foods' future
  • How meaningful partnerships with OMS providers can support scalability
  • Ways to stay competitive with retailers of all sizes
  • The future of prepared foods

Click here to read or download our full white paper: More Than a Deli: How Grocers Are Boosting Margins with Prepared Foods & Technology

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