Why Appetizers?
McCain Foods has appetizer products that meet your customers’ demands from a
company you can trust!
Onion Rings
Onion Rings have many benefits:
- Largest category of appetizers within commercial
restaurants1
- Endless menu applications
- Patrons eat them at lunch, supper, on-premises and off-premises1
- Very versatile
- Broad demographic appeal
- Above average usage among consumers 25 – 64 years old, all
household income groups, and most census regions1
- Very profitable
- On average, a serving of Onion Rings generates $2.80 in profit!
| |
Food Cost |
Menu Price |
Profit |
| Onion Rings |
$0.60 |
$3.40 |
$2.80 |
*Average menu price per serving from MenuTrends DIRECT
database of restaurant menus, 2007.
McCain Foods offers two of the best-tasting, best-selling brands of onions in
foodservice (Moore’s and Brew City)!
- With more varieties to choose from than anyone else
Cheese Sticks
People love cheese!
- Cheese consumption has increased 75% since 19802
- 60% of consumer’s cheese consumption comes from restaurants2
- 93% of consumers love the taste of cheese3
- Favorite flavors = mozzarella and
cheddar2
- 2nd most popular appetizer ordered at restaurants1
Cheese sticks are very profitable
- On average, a serving of cheese sticks generates $4.24 in profit!
| |
Food Cost |
Menu Price |
Profit |
| Cheese sticks |
$1.20 |
$5.44 |
$4.24 |
*Average menu price per serving from MenuTrends DIRECT
database of restaurant menus, 2007.
McCain Foods sells great-tasting cheese sticks under the Anchor and Golden Crisp
brand names!
Why McCain?
McCain Foods is the
leading manufacturer of
frozen appetizers/snacks
- In the US, more operators are aware of and use McCain products
than any other competitive brand4
Sources:
1NPD CREST, 2007
2USDA Economic Research, 2003
3Cheese Omnibus Study by the Dairy Management Inc, 2003
4Custom online survey with commercial/non-commercial
operators, 2005