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Insight Insider:

Commissaries continue
their meteoric rise
by Ryan Atkinson

t's a progression that has been developing over the last few years. When it
comes to foodservice, supermarkets
are becoming more like restaurants, and
convenience stores are beginning to look
like small supermarkets.

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Head to the perimeter of many supermarkets these days and you'll find a plethora
of fresh-prepared foods, from sushi to
salads to gourmet sandwiches to Mongolian grills. Most of them now include
places to sit down and enjoy the meal im-

mediately, competing (quite well, in fact)
with fast casual restaurants.
C-stores, meanwhile, are rapidly expanding their foodservice selection, offering
grab-and-go items, high-end sandwiches,
made-to-order pizza and more. Foodservice is the second-highest performing
category for c-stores, just behind tobacco, and helped the industry reach record
in-store sales of $233 billion in 2016.
While this trend has helped supermarkets and c-stores differentiate themselves and fight center-store sales
slumps, it also presents a challenge. The
increased selection of fresh foods can be

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SUPERMARKETS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE LIKE FAST-CASUAL RESTAURANTS, MEANING AN INCREASE IN FOOD PREPARATION AND FOOD SAFETY
RESPONSIBILITIES. COMMISSARRIES ARE STEPPING IN TO HELP FILL THOSE NEEDS, PHOTO: GOURMET BOUTIQUE

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commissary INSIDER - May 2017
Insight Insider: Commissaries continue their meteoric rise
Equipment: Keeping freezing operations efficient
Product Category Spotlight: Cookies catering to cravings
Packaging: Bag closure machines
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