Quick Service Restaurants

A thriving market

Convenience, affordability and efficiency are the trademarks of Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), making them one of the most dynamic sectors in the food service industry. With robust predictions for growth, the future appears promising, with the global QSR market projected to sustain a steady annual growth rate of 4.9% until 2030.

QSR consumers are diverse and often characterized by their fast-paced lifestyles and desire for convenience. QSR restaurants offer the perfect solution with limited menu offerings based on efficient production processes, allowing for fast and efficient service at affordable prices.

The menu items often include burgers, pizza, sandwiches, salads and kids’ offerings. Heavy marketing, including value menus, limited time offers, and loyalty programmes attract a lot of customers.

Additionally, with growing demand for healthier and sustainable food options, QSR consumers may also include health-conscious individuals seeking nutritious and balanced meals without compromising on taste, pleasure and convenience.

Meeting consumers’ and business needs

As a chef or food service professional, your goal is to delight consumers with delicious, convenient, and healthier menu options while delivering excellent value and maintaining smooth operations. With rising business costs, it is essential to maximize the value of your ingredients, manage quantities to reduce food waste, and develop the best pricing policy to keep menus attractive to consumers and competitive in the market.

Selecting the right ingredients is crucial to achieve the best value for money and ensure their versatility in multiple applications.

In particular, cheese is a highly valuable ingredient due to its simplicity, versatility and ease of use. It’s a tasty complement to burgers and pizza, adds extra flavour to dishes and makes a delicious addition to salads. Moreover, cheese is a nutritious ingredient rich in calcium and protein, essential for both flavour and health in every recipe.

Plant-based cheese varieties are also essential for vegan dishes, now available in a range of flavours, formats, and applications, providing the perfect solution to make your vegan salads even more nutritious and appealing.

In addition to cheese, fruit plays an important role on your menu. Consumers are increasingly seeking healthier choices, and fruit can be offered at various consumption moments – as a snack, dessert, or in kid’s meals. Incorporating fruit allows you to offer balanced, tasty options that meet the diverse needs of your guests while adding a nutritious element to your menu.

Generate growth opportunities by being creative with cheese and fruit

The professional cheese ranges from Boursin® and Nurishh® offer solutions for taste, convenience and plant-based dish creations, whereas Babybel®, Kiri® and The Laughing Cow® create new snacking opportunities, along with GoGo squeeZ®, which offers healthy fruit choices for all your QSR menu offerings.

Boursin® Professional allows you to integrate the unique taste of Boursin® in multiple culinary applications, including recipes, sauces and toppings. Its creamy texture and unique taste elevate your dishes, making them even more delicious. It’s easy to use and saves you time in the kitchen.

Our plant-based Nurishh® range delivers excellent taste, texture and melting qualities, allowing you to transform classic dishes into vegan versions or create entirely new culinary sensations. We meticulously select our ingredients which also has a positive impact on our carbon footprint.

Iconic cheese portion packs, like Babybel®, The Laughing Cow® and Kiri® make healthy and tasty additions to your snacking menu. They are perfect for kids’ meals or kids’ boxes. These snacks are all individually packed, loved by consumers of all ages and offer good nutritional value as a source of protein and calcium.

Adding healthier fruit-based options, such as GoGo squeeZ® pouches, to the menu gives consumers more choice. They are a great addition to kids’ meals, a healthier side option and a delicious lighter dessert. Made with real fruit, they offer good nutrition, are a source of fibre and contain no added sugar. Available in a variety of flavours, they cater to specific dietary needs, being dairy-free, nut-free, and gluten-free – all with great taste.

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