The State of Foodservice 2025

There’s no stopping the convenience-store foodservice train. It continues to barrel down the tracks and build up steam.

Retailers are gaining experience and improving operations but are doing so in part because they’re feeling the increased competition from rival c-stores, quick-service restaurants and other outlets. 

For its annual State of Foodservice issue, CSP talked with a handful of foodservice experts on what they’re doing to improve their offerings and systems.

These pages also contain the results of the annual State of Foodservice survey, which examines retailers’ thoughts on the growth potential in various food and beverage segments, key strategies in foodservice operations in the next year and more.