Chicago / IL. (npd) Sandwiches and burgers were the only broad food category to post servings growth at both quick service restaurants and full service restaurants in 2009, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. In a year when restaurant traffic experienced consecutive quarterly declines, NPD foodservice market research finds that U.S. restaurant consumers gobbled-up more than 22 billion sandwiches, burgers, and wraps.
«Sandwiches, burgers and wraps were the most resilient food category in this economic downturn», says Bonnie Riggs, NPD´s restaurant industry analyst. «The reason is it is one of the few categories that has mass appeal. Sandwiches, burgers and wraps are accessible, customizable, affordable, portable, and can be dressed up, gourmet-style, or dressed down».
According to NPD´s Crest® service, which continually tracks consumer usage of commercial and non-commercial foodservice, reports that total servings of deli/other, chicken, and wraps servings in 2009 were twelve billion, an increase of one billion servings since 2005. Total servings of burgers in 2009 were 9,3 billion; an increase of 800’000 servings since 2005.
All dayparts contributed to sandwich gains last year, but lunch contributed 48 percent of the growth in 2009, according to NPD´s Crest. Six out of ten sandwiches and burgers move out of quick service restaurants.
«Moving forward we are likely to see more operators and chains jump on the sandwich, burger and wraps band wagon, capitalizing on the growth of this category», says Riggs. «Considering how well-established the category is, it is amazing to me to see that there still is room for more growth».
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