CHICAGO -- As traditional dayparts blur and snacking and between-meal occasions grow in popularity among consumers, the trend isn’t cannibalizing conventional mealtimes: Operators foresee growth in the lunch daypart more than any other segment, at 30%.
Convenience continues to drive meal occasions, with 36% of grocery stores foreseeing growth in the dinner daypart at their retail-foodservice destinations—well above the overall average of 22%.
Many operators cited home delivery and meal kits as foodservice channels they consider to be strong competition, pointing to continued growth in the popular off-premise options.
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