Lauren Fernandez的动态

I wonder why Jasmeet Singh has stopped criticizing Loblaws for high grocery prices? I would almost have believed he had a hidden agenda for singling them out. As well as blaming retailers--what about manufacturers--we all get coupons for $1.00 or more on certain products--to bolster product loyalty--and more and more people are using them. But when is the last time you saw a coupon for a staple for a low income family: eg. Kraft or Black Diamond cheese slices (not the Gourmet ones), Wonder Bread, Campbell's Tomato Soup, Kraft Dinner etc.? Why do you think Jasmeet singled out Loblaws and not other chains and not manufacturers?

?? I fixed a client’s #sales campaign by doing the opposite of what their sales director suggested. I call it: "the pizza menu strategy" ?? Have you noticed that people tend to always order the same pizza? Because it’s their favorite, sure…okay. I do it too. Why? Because most pizzerias have menus with 50 different pizzas. Too much choice. I read them all and then order a pepperoni. Too many options have a counterintuitive effect: they narrow down the choices we consider. This client had too many products in their catalog. Hidden costs and internal management were reducing their margins. We analyzed the sales data, checked the costs, and prioritized the new pricing strategy. Now their "menu" has fewer pizzas, but they sell more and more efficiently. How many pizzas do you have on your menu?

From deep-dish to thin-crust, Americans love pizza. Grocery deli-prepared pizza is showing robust growth. Grocery stores sell more than 210 million deli-prepared pizzas and pizza slices. This includes pizza that’s fully cooked, ready for consumption and pizzas that consumers can bake at home. Sales have grown from $848 million in 2019 to $1.1 billion over the past year. According to the Slice of the Union report that tracks foodservice ordering trends, mushrooms are the second-most requested toppings on pizzas. Make sure to include a few mushroom options as seen here by Festival Foods in Wisconsin. For more information, menu information or merchandising ideas, visit www.mushroomcouncil.org. #Pizza #PizzaTrends #Mushrooms #MushroomsOnTheMenu #MushroomPizza

Without Public or Franchisee notice, Domino's Pizza has discontinued the option to order Marinara Sauce on your Pizza or orders of Pasta. As their Robust Sauce tastes terrible and creates heartburn city for me, they have now lost a customer and my once or twice weekly $72 order plus tip. It is bad enough that they don't offer Mozzarella cheese, only a marginal Provolone. Without Marinara Sauce it just isn't Pizza worth eating. Domino's Executive Management has lost their Customer Satisfaction Mission in other ways, including trying turning off Customer phone access to their Stores. How much profit do they think they can wring out of Carryout and Delivery faux Italian food by reducing quality and service? https://lnkd.in/eade9kKq

Earlier this summer I cooked Neapolitan pizza for basically my entire neighborhood. Armed with an Ooni and a Gozney pizza oven, some propane, a pizza paddle, and a few card tables, I'm going to be honest it was fun but a bit stressful. Beyond making the pizza, I had to also create under 40 dough balls (luckily I enlisted some help from a few friends). How did I come to the number of 40 dough balls? Did I have enough dough? Did I make too much and we had overstock? This is a crazy simple example of inventory planning at its finest: Make too much dough and then there's nobody to eat the pizza. Waste. ??? Not enough dough and party guests start getting hangry. Scary. ?? Everybody basically RSVP'd, so luckily I was able to easily estimate the # of dough balls to make, and from that, estimate how much flour, yeast, salt, and other toppings I needed. Okay this is cool and all, but what if I had to do this at scale, every day, and 100X the size? Would I be guaranteed the right amounts of flour get shipped to my house every day? What if I'm short? What if I make too much and lose money? What if lead time to buy ingredients is 1-2 weeks? Inventory planning can be hard if you're just starting out. It's an incredible amount of forecasting, but it doesn't have to be an incredible amount of luck. You can math your way to most of the right answers. For anybody who is dealing with inventory planning at a more complex level than me and my pizza, I feel for you. I want to give 4 people a free supply planning template created by Steve at Planster to help you get started (I heard it also includes a 1:1 session with Steve to help you get set up). Don't sleep on this, @ me in the comments if you want in. Even if you're not part of the 4 who get the template, we have plenty of other free resources to get your supply planning engine humming. #pizza #cpg #supplyplanner

Marco's Pizza just launched it's new Marco's More Menu! It features pizza, breads, wings, subs, the Pizzoli and more at three discounted pricing tiers - $5, $6 and $7. It works like a typical Hot Deal with a minimum spend requirement of $7.99. The spend requirement can be achieved through ordering menu priced items or items from the $5, $6 and $7 Marco’s More Menu. The brand believes MMM delivers a strong value proposition to consumers. The goal is to deliver value and variety to new and existing consumers by driving trial and add-ons to their order to help build check, sales and increase trip frequency with consumers. 1. To what degree will this new menu promotion impact your purchasing? 2. Which discounted menu items do you believe will be the most popular? Post your answers in the comments.

I love the story of the Frozen chicken, from in the freezer to in the oven to on your shelf. Boston market may have started a revolution, but Costco may have made these a staple. (not a fan of Costco chicken). I have never bought a frozen chicken. I don't see the life of a whole chicken lasting in a microwave era. But, Recently, I have been studying products, value, and sales. On top of my obsession with Fast Food Product development strategies (How you use what you have to create new products and offerings). I.E., western burger, Soft taco, beef burrito, I think you get the point, same ingredients, new product. One Guy Named Sam Gipson Told me a few great things, like this guy is a Genius of sayings. One thing, he said, "No man is an Island, but more importantly," he said, "Do not reinvent the wheel". I was a young man and thought I could prove him wrong. They call it timeless wisdom For a reason. So I offer to you this don"t through out the frozen chickens no one buys, Find a way to sale them cooked. The second part of this is always offer more value than price. This service is a loss leader; most stores lose money creating the end product. I could not believe it, especially with Costco selling 100 million chickens a year. The profit is the mashed potatoes, or salsa, and tortas. It's in the dinner. Now, I can go mid-evil on a rotisserie chicken and eat it with my hands. Make a meal out of it, and I will be satisfied all day. What is the product that you created in line with your core competency to help build your business and add value? https://lnkd.in/gGzWqArz

Who doesn’t love fresh-baked goods? Apparently, a lot of people do. A recent Food Business News article said that fresh bakery had the highest retail perimeter sales growth last year at 6.7%. It’s one more reason our team developed Grande Durato for sweet baked goods. It retains just-baked freshness in cookies, cakes, muffins and more. Learn more in our article and reach out with questions or to request a sample. https://hubs.ly/Q02JsnHN0 #ingredientinnovation #wheyproteinconcentrate #bakeryindustry #foodindustry #foodtrends

What was the average price of burgers last month??? Access our Price Maps to see the latest average prices for burgers, chicken sandwiches, and pizza across the U.S, powered by RMS' Competitor Price Intelligence: https://lnkd.in/eXg9ANaQ

Want to know the secret to the crispiest pepperoni? ??????Here's all of it! 1?? Buy @sugardalefoods pepperoni at your local supermarket. 2?? Preheat your oven to the highest temperature possible. 3?? Make sure your pizza sauce is not too watery, excess moisture can prevent the pepperoni from crisping up. 4?? Slightly overlapping the pepperoni slices can help them curl up more. 5?? Bake the pizza. 6?? Bite away!!! Was that good? Visit www.NLMMarketing.com to learn more about our brand partners. #NLMMarketing #NLMTeam #BradingWithTheDifference #MakingConnections #DeliveringResults #MarketMakers #RetailRevolution