Archive for the ‘Meal Prep’ Category

Lemons to lemonade

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Leanne Deister, owner of Supper Solutions, Inc. meal assembly kitchens is our next “lemons to lemonade” feature. Leanne, mother of a son, nine and a daughter, six, started the company in 2003. She has used these rough economic times to make her franchise of kitchens into a unique business within the meal assembly industry.
To bring […]

Brown Bagging Grows for Women

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Adult consumers in the U.S. will be carrying more than 8.5 billion brown bag lunches this year, according to the NPD Group, a national market research company.
Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of women at some time pack a lunch for themselves, with 39 percent indicating they do so at least once a week, according to a […]

New Menus Next Year Equals Price Hikes At Restaurants

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Beef may not be what’s for dinner at your favorite restaurant come 2009
Restaurants, now working to secure supply and price contracts for meat and other commodities for the upcoming year, are expecting big increases in food costs - increases that will likely lead to menu changes and price hikes.
Some chains are already adjusting their menus […]

Prepared Meal Marketers Battle for Share of Takeout Dollars

Monday, October 13th, 2008

NEW YORK, NY–(MARKET WIRE)–Oct 13, 2008 — There’s a battle emerging around the American dinner table as new solutions for prepared meals arise. Addicted to restaurant-quality fare, consumers are seeking meals that also meet their demands for convenience, flavor and variety, according to Prepared Meal Solutions: Culinary Trend Mapping Report from the Center for Culinary […]

Let others make dinner for you - for less money

Monday, October 13th, 2008

The pitch from the Dayton-area’s “make-and-take” meal-assembly kitchens such as Dream Dinners, Entree Vous and Main Dish is simple: Our meals are cheaper than eating out and healthier than fast food, and we do the grocery shopping and cleanup for you.
Ohio ranks eighth in the country in the number of meal-assembly kitchens with 38, although […]