FoodStorm

“Embracing new revenue streams through Storefront Pro offers us a solid foundation to enhance our business online. By introducing Caper Carts and FoodStorm, we’re allowing customers to access what they love most about shopping online and bringing those elements into our stores. Whether it’s accessing coupons and deals on the carts or easily ordering the ‘farm-to-fork’ foods they know and love, we’re creating seamless experiences for our customers across online and in-store.” - Tamara Pattison, Chief Digital Officer at The Save Mart Companies. We couldn't have said it better ourselves! Proud to be partnering with the largest regional grocer in California to help streamline and digitize their prepared foods and food service offerings. Read Modern Retail's exclusive interview with Tamara and Instacart's David McIntosh on this exciting multi-product partnership announcement here: https://lnkd.in/e7ieib9q Or check out our full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eutAGwCj

The next wave of grocery optimization? Perimeter grocery shopping experiences. Perimeter grocery shopping experiences, including food service, deli counters, made-to-order meals and more, help grocer differentiate themselves vs competitors, establish and grow customer loyalty, and create a revenue stream known for it's large profit margins. But ensuring the right systems and technology is in place can be imperative to a grocer's success. Perimeter grocery order management software can help with 3 key opportunities: 📱 Improving omnichannel ordering for the customer 🥪 Providing awareness and emphasis on prepared foods 👩🍳 Unifying all departments with one solution Read our full blog to learn how to capitalize on these opportunities: https://lnkd.in/eTNAFss5

Local, independent grocers continually prove to be some of the most innovative, tech-forward retailers in the US. Over the last few months we've partnered with 7 new regional favorites to help streamline and grow their prepared foods, food service and catering service lines: 🌩Dave's Fresh Marketplace, the largest local and independent retailer in Rhode Island 🌩Delucchi’s Market, a specialty market and delicatessen rooted in Redwood City, CA 🌩FreshTake, a new grocery store concept by the operators of Little Giant Farmer's Market of the Atlanta area 🌩Foodtown and 🌩Green Way Markets of Cross River, beloved local favorites in the Tri-State area 🌩il Mercato di Che Fico, a new specialty Italian market opening its doors in Menlo Park, CA 🌩Johnny Pomodoro’s Fresh Market, a family-owned grocer in the heart of Michigan Welcome to the FoodStorm family! To read our full announcement, click here: https://lnkd.in/gAYt38hZ And if you're interested in learning what FoodStorm can do for your grocery business, contact us today: https://lnkd.in/gHFh_M7G

Led by our Women@ Instacart Employee Resource Group (ERG), this year’s Women’s History Month celebrations focused on the theme of "Empowering Impact and Influence" - serving as a reminder of the power we each hold to create change both within our community and beyond. Check out our latest blog post to learn more about our Women’s History Month celebrations. ⤵️

📣 Hot off the press: FoodStorm's State of Grocery Order Ahead 2023 Report A current trend within the grocery food service industry is that customer demand for prepared foods is growing and grocers are capitalizing. Customers are seeing their local grocer as a convenient, cost-effective and healthy option for prepared foods versus fast food or restaurant takeaway. The 2023 Supermarket News Fresh Food Trends Survey found that 65% of grocery retailer survey respondents will increase their assortment of prepared foods over the next 12 months. FoodStorm’s annual State of Catering Report has subsequently broadened its scope to go beyond just catering to accommodate this expanded definition in grocery food service. Our annual report will now include insights into all the prepared food use cases our grocery retailers are serving, including: 🍝 Everyday catering 🦃 Holiday catering 🥪 Made-to-order meals 🥩 Deli pre-orders 🎂 Custom cakes 💐 And more FoodStorm’s State of Grocery Order Ahead 2023 Report uncovered many interesting trends and findings. Key highlights include:  📲 Roughly 56% of orders being placed online, showing the ongoing importance of both online and in-store ordering channels for grocers and their customers. 🥡 A growing demand for Pickup orders versus 2022, increasing from 26% to 35% of orders, showing In-Store Fulfillment continues to gain importance. 🖥 A surprising shift from almost equal Desktop versus Mobile online orders in 2022 to 60% and 40% respectively. 👩🍳 Evidence that expanding order ahead across in-store counters is a top priority for FoodStorm’s grocery retailers with 95% and 86% utilizing Weighted Items (i.e. deli items and holiday meats) and Configurable Items (i.e. custom sandwiches and cakes) functionality, respectively. Continue reading our infographic below or click here for the entire report: https://lnkd.in/g49urskT

Did you know an average of 2/3 of grocery shoppers purchased prepared foods 2.5x in the past month? And that this behavior is being driven largely by Millennials and Gen Z? Prepared foods present a huge growth opportunity for grocers, as reported by Progressive Grocer in their 75th Consumer Expenditures Study, uncovering that 1/3 of shoppers indicated they would try in-store prepared foods if available. To read the full report, click here: https://lnkd.in/gptS__Kk Or if you're ready to discuss how the FoodStorm order management system can streamline your prepared foods operation, book a demo today: https://lnkd.in/gHFh_M7G

Another fantastic The NGA Show in books! What an exciting industry to be a part of with an incredible group of grocery retailers helping serve their communities each and every day. Thank you to our FoodStorm customers who dropped by to say "hello," and to all the captive visitors who learned how our #grocery #foodservice order management system can take their business to the next level. If you missed us at our booth, contact us today to set up a demo: https://lnkd.in/gHFh_M7G

Are you attending this year's Shoptalk in Las Vegas, NV from March 18-20? Come by for a FoodStorm demo at the Instacart booth, also showing Caper, Instacart's AI-powered smart shopping cart. See you there! 🌩🥕🛒 #shoptalk2024

4 reasons to use in-store kiosks in your fresh perimeter: 👨 Customer demand for this technology 🍝 Customer demand for more order ahead and food service options 👩🍳 Labor shortages 📈 Brand differentiation Check out Supermarket Perimeter's article on why grocers should be implementing this technology in-store. Online article excerpt: https://lnkd.in/gRjH3vYf Full digital edition of their March issue: https://lnkd.in/g2zpHszT #grocery #perimeter #foodservice #kiosk

As reported by FMI- The Food Industry Association in The State of Fresh Foods, 2023 report, US grocery retailers are continuing to place a significant focus on fresh foods. Detailed in the report: 🏪 74% of survey respondents are planning to increase store space allocated to foodservice 👥 38% are planning to increase labor allocation to foodservice 👩🍳 25% are planning to hire specialty help, such as trained chefs, butchers and cheese mongers 💰 An average of 1/2 of food retailers' total online sales now come from fresh or perimeter departments Customers are demanding these service lines and retailers are capitalizing. FoodStorm can help provide retailers and their foodservice customers with tools to offer omnichannel ordering, streamline production, and reduce administrative tasks while helping grow sales. Let's make 2024 the year your grocery business good all in on foodservice. Book a demo today to learn how FoodStorm can help: https://lnkd.in/gHFh_M7G #grocery #foodservice #perimeter