Sandwich Heroes
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SANDWICH HEROES Sandwiches are the perfect food for the times, appropriate from breakfast to late-night snacks, delicious with any kind of fillings and carriers, and tailor-made for takeout. Sandwiches, Which Trendy Sandwiches Try This Day or Night Are Selling? • Experiment with global sandwiches like Italian sausage or In Between and broccoli rabe; Chilean chacareros (thinly sliced, grilled churrasco-style steak on a round roll with tomatoes, peppers, CONSUMPTION OF SANDWICH 4-YEAR GROWTH2 SANDWICHES BY DAYPART1 and green beans); German leberkäse semmel (rustic meatloaf Tartine 79% with mustard on a soft roll); Montreal-style smoked meat; Israeli sabich (roasted eggplant and sliced hard-boiled eggs Banh Mi 26% in a pita); or Thai curried meatball on a crusty baguette Fried Chicken 22% • Vegetarian and vegan sandwiches can appeal to meat eaters, too, including mozzarella and tomato; a grilled vegetable wrap; Lobster Roll 19% 74% 41% Middle Eastern pita with chopped cucumbers, feta, and tomatoes; Dagwood 12% and sandwiches made with plant-based meat substitutes LUNCH DINNER Croque Madame 9% • Interesting breads make sandwiches better, such as pretzel rolls, bagels, black bread or caraway rye, Kaiser rolls, brioche, Grilled Cheese 8% and milk bread. Offer a gluten-free bread choice for customers BLT 5% who are avoiding wheat • Upgrade condiments with choices like sambal oelek or 25% 15% Cuban 5% sriracha, wasabi mayo, aioli, vinaigrette, pesto, whole-grain BREAKFAST SNACK mustard, guacamole, remoulade, or even Greek yogurt KATSU SANDO is a Japanese-style sandwich consisting of a fried, 61% OF CONSUMERS purchase a Spicy Nashville Hot fried chicken Sales of Vietnamese-style Banh Mi panko-breaded pork or chicken breakfast sandwich at least once sandwiches are exploding in popularity, sandwiches ARE UP 26% in the four cutlet on milk bread with a sweet a week.1 with +725.2% GROWTH in the past year.3 years ended 2020.2 tonkatsu-ketchup sauce. Sandwich Varieties4 arepa bao bocadillo banh mi falafel avocado toast blt breakfast sandwich doner/shawarma kati roll croque monsieur/madame chicken bacon ranch club french dip hero katsu sando mollete roti jerk chicken nashville hot chicken biscuit cuban fried chicken grilled cheese montadito monte cristo muffaletta caprese flatbread grilled chicken meatball schnitzel lobster roll torta/cemita gluten free gyro melt philly cheesesteak tartine savory waffle sandwiches greek/mediterranean panini pulled pork tomato thanksgiving sandwich meatloaf po boy reuben slider steak vada pav vegetable sandwich/wrap sloppy joe sub wrap INCEPTION ADOPTION PROLIFERATION UBIQUITY • fine dining • mixology • trendy restaurants • chain restaurants • find it just about • earliest stage • specialty grocers • mainstream grocery anywhere Sources:1. Technomic 2020 Sandwich Consumer Trend Report. 2. Datassential SNAP! Sandwiches (2020). 3. Datassential SNAP! Nashville Hot (2020). 4. Datassential Menu Adoption Cycle, Sandwiches (2020)..