With the limitations on large event gatherings and justified concerns over sharing food in public spaces, large catered events are restricted for the foreseeable future. This is changing the way prepared food orders at grocery stores are being prepared, packaged and offered for purchase.
These new challenges don’t change the fact that people want to celebrate as they did before but do not have the time to spend cooking a special meal. New behaviors are driving change and justify adding family-focused meal offerings and custom cakes to personalize the experience.
Store departments that prepared foods for larger organizational and office meetings are now shifting to handle smaller gatherings and family celebrations – adding convenience and choice to online shopping.
Add convenience and
choice for online shopping.
With the Freshop eCommerce platform, you can add items for sale to re-engage your kitchen services team and meet the new customer demands created by the pandemic.
1. Holiday Meals
Create customized meals specific to the holiday season and the size of the gathering. Offer full meals or your signature sides to enhance any table during your customers’ holiday celebrations.
2. Bundled Meals
Add a limited daily menu of complete meals to your website so customers can add it to a regular shopping order. This brings convenience to the customer by eliminating an extra stop for takeout orders at a secondary location.
3. Catering for Business Events and Parties
It’s a great time to take that tri-fold brochure and add those signature items to your website. Creating an updated menu of your catering items on your website allows your customers to plan ahead for their event on their terms and time schedule.
4. Cakes
The party must (and will) go on. It may be smaller, but offering cakes continues activity in the bakery area while providing your customers with a personalized focal point for their party.
Less than a year ago, adding catering, cakes, and prepared meal options to your website would have been considered an aspirational luxury. It has now become an incredible opportunity to increase online sales and differentiate one’s business while providing better service for customers. It can also prepare your store for what is to come in the post-pandemic era for the grocery business.
Freshop has built the ability to add and manage these products into its online grocery shopping platform.
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