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Snack Trends 2022

Know your snacks!

Small meals in between meals are becoming increasingly popular. What trends are currently driving the market? And how can restaurateurs serve them profitably? 

The snack specialists at snackconnection have once again investigated the question of what's currently hot in the snack business, what's here to stay, and what will be important in the future. The e-book Snacktrends 2022 gives an overview of the most important developments and provides suggestions and examples for a successful snack offering. What is needed are new (digital) concepts that offer customers and guests a diverse range of food and beverages to suit any time of day – in the best case scenario with a completely digitized ordering, payment and reservation system. Or vending machines that dispense freshly baked pizzas and other hot meals at any time of day or night.

Comfort food as an emotional stress reliever

From a culinary perspective, in the face of pandemics and crises, familiar and new dishes are moving into the consumer spotlight as emotional stress relievers. One example is the revival of the sandwich as a familiar yet exciting comfort food. Especially in a stressful environment, the sandwich is reminiscent of the "good old days" when the whole family would gather in the living room to watch soccer or a favourite game show in the living room. The Stulle 2.0 (traditional homemade sandwich) scores with its versatility as well as high-quality, healthy and vegetable ingredients - ideally regional and seasonal. In this way, it fulfills the customer's need for a sustainable, healthy or even meat-free diet. Because this can no longer be overlooked: Vegan offerings are also on the rise in the snack market! As snackconnection has discovered, there is hardly a new launch without a plant based statement,  Systems for reusable and deposit packaging, which are successfully establishing themselves on the market in more and more cities, are also paying dividends in terms of sustainability. 
Growing challenges

The higher the demand, the greater the challenge

Whether it's a sandwich, a pizza or a baguette, the higher the demand, the greater the challenge for cafés, stores and restaurants to prepare snacks easily and stress-free, and with consistently high quality. Modern technology from the Welbilt world helps to make daily work easier even for frequently changing staff in a compact space and to build up a profitable snack business. 
Hardware, functions and software must be easy to operate, especially when personnel are absent or change frequently. Ideally, the technologies also enable location-independent connectivity with other kitchen equipment. WLAN and network connectivity should therefore also be standard features on all equipment used for snack production. 

New Merrychef conneX®

The new Merrychef conneX® was developed precisely to meet these demands. This new generation of quick cooking systems achieves up to 80% faster cooking times than other appliances - and does so even more quietly and is better networked than the other quick cooking systems in the Merrychef portfolio. They also feature an intuitive touch screen, which means maximum user-friendliness for new employees. The compact units fit effortlessly into small spaces. 

Intelligent solutions

Other intelligent solutions from Convotherm also help to boost the snack business in small restaurants and stores, for example the small all-rounder Convotherm mini. The smallest combi oven from the Welbilt world gives users full flexibility even when offering a wide range of foods and regardless of the cooking method. See for yourself!  The "little one" will celebrate its premiere at the Welbilt booth at INTERNORGA (Hall 7/212). Of course, a snack concept is nothing without a modern coffee offering. Here, the Crem fully-automatic machines, portafilters and brewing machines score with speed and top coffee quality. 

More Trends 

Want more trends, market developments and inspiration for a profitable snack business?
The snackconnection e-book is available to download here: https://snackconnection-marktplatz.de/gastro-trends/snacktrends-2022-wissen-was-snackt