Millennials
continue opting for an increased frequency of vegan menu items according to Steven Johnson Grocerant
Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®. Noodles & Company, known
for serving classic noodle and pasta dishes inspired by flavors from around the
world has a new menu item for those looking for vegan meals with the launch of
zucchini noodles. Does Noodles hopes vegan will be its new electricity?
Made
from fresh zucchinis spiralized in-house daily, the delicious low-calorie and
low-carb zoodles will debut in two worldly dishes—the all-new Zucchini Romesco
and the fan-favorite Zucchini Thai Green Curry with Shrimp. Noodles is the
first national fast-casual chain to offer zoodles coast-to-coast.
Menu
innovation the ilk of zoodles can create incremental brand relevance and can
create a platform for new electricity
according to Johnson. For a successful platform innovation in new food products
requires new avenues of distribution for the new electricity to truly drive incremental sales, according to
Johnson; partnerships specifically strategic partnerships are driving
retail success today.
Johnson
stated that in my minds-eye the new electricity must be very efficient for the
supply and includes such things as fresh
foods, grocerant consultants, urban
farming (produce, seafood, etc.), autonomous delivery, cashier-less retail,
cash-less payments, digital hand held marketing.
Retailers
the ilk of Noodles & Company and to
survive the next generation of retail must embrace the artificial intelligence
revolution in menu development, deployment, and distribution while simultaneously embracing fresh food that is
portable, fresh, with differentiation that is familiar not different.
The two new featured zoodle dishes include:
Zucchini Romesco: This new dish has a sweet and
tangy chunky roasted red pepper sauce—reminiscent of a Spanish pesto—made with
almonds, sundried tomatoes and garden vegetables.
Zucchini Thai Green Curry with Shrimp: A new take
on a Noodles staple, this dish pairs a sweet coconut green curry sauce with
pineapple, broccoli, red onion, snap peas, lime, black sesame seeds and
cilantro.
Chas Hermann, chief brand officer at Noodles &
Company stated "Our new zucchini noodles are sure to please with bold
flavor and fresh, quality ingredients." To encourage guests to give
zucchini noodles a try, Noodles is offering a taste guarantee. Any guest who
orders a bowl of zucchini noodles and doesn't feel the zoodle love can get a
replacement traditional noodle dish at no additional cost.
Zucchini noodles are a great choice for noodle
lovers looking for a lighter option. A regular portion of zucchini noodles has
90 percent fewer calories and carbs than a regular portion of elbow noodles,
and all the flavor and taste guests have come to expect from Noodles. Plus,
zoodles are packed with vitamin C and potassium and are gluten-free, vegan and
vegetarian.
Are you
trapped doing what you have always done and doing it the same way? Interested in learning how www.FoodserviceSolutions.us can edify your
retail food brand while creating a platform for consumer convenient
meal participation, differentiation and individualization? Email us at: Steve@FoodserviceSolutions.us or visit: www.FoodserviceSolutions.us for more information.
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