May 31st, 2017
5 mins
KARA BRINGS YOU THE LATEST BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH TRENDS
Britons spend on average £13 billion a year dining out for breakfast, and with current growth at just under 1% its making headlines as the fastest growing eating out day-part in the total Eating out Market. As consumers lifestyles get consistently busier, we’re continuing to see the blurring of meal times with many consumers now undertaking a ‘brunch’ option or an all day heartier breakfast when dining out. Kara’s been monitoring the latest day-part trends and menus to make sure customers have the right range for this ever growing breakfast and brunch.
A main ingredient to offer on a loaded dish is an egg option; scrambled, boiled, or poached there all packed full of protein and with egg consumption up 18% this year; this will keep brunch menus on trend. Use an on vogue Multi-seeded or Sourdough bloomer; perfect as an open brunch sandwich, these pre-sliced bloomers make the ultimate toast capable of adapting for an indulgent bacon, egg and avocado sandwich or a gourmet open brunch sandwich, which can be served with scrambled egg, smashed avocado and topped with smoked salmon.
Millennials are a key consumer at breakfast and brunch, with 40% of millennials sporadically choosing to avoid gluten as a lifestyle choice it’s important for vendors to know their consumers wants and needs. Kara has partnered with Britain’s favorite Gluten Free brand Genius, to bring a wealth of gluten free products to the foodservice arena. With American cuisine still dominating the UK, sweet Pancakes are proving to be a popular menu choice, up 32% from 2015. Vendors could add Genius Pancakes to their menus; served piled high with drizzled golden syrup and a selection of fresh seasonal berries; bringing an on trend American authenticity to menus whilst satisfying the gluten free market. .
Kara has an ever growing range of mouth-watering sweet and savoury baked goods, as they continue to focus on the latest consumer trends, developing new innovative products that enable our Foodservice customers to stay ahead it’s important to not forget the classics. Their brand heritage has been built upon their famous floured baps, a trend that is still storming the nation. With 65% of food-to-go menus now offering breakfast it’s important to not forget the classics, with bacon and sausage baps still flourishing, up 2.1% this year; a well established trend, that isn’t slowing down any time soon.
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