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Summer Sales Success: Bring Sunshine to Your Menu With a Bun for All Occasions
Shhhh! There’s a nifty trick that will keep customers coming back for more and tempt them to pay that little bit extra. Want in on the secret? It’s all in the bun. To help you put the crowd-pleasing trick into action and bring sunshine to your menu just in time for summer, follow our lead to delicious recipes with a seasonal twist.
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Breakfast Buns Mean Business
Are you ready for the breakfast bun boom? Out-of-home (OOH) breakfast spending has exploded by an incredible 33% to £16.35 per visit, and there has never been a hotter time to roll out our Americana buns at breakfast!
Wake up the opportunity
Condiments to boost sales
Offering the right condiments can elevate your burger game from good to great, driving sales and keeping customers coming back for more. And we’re not just talking tomato ketchup and mayonnaise. Once little-known condiments from around the globe are exciting taste buds and securing a spot in saucy line-ups. Here are the top ones to stock…
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Why A Veganuary-ready Menu Makes Business Sense
Since Veganuary launched in January 2014, it has been a significant force in driving the popularity of plant-based diets. To help operators explore the opportunity that plant-based diets offer, we delved into UK dining habits.
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Winter Inspiration: How to Maximise Revenue Over the Christmas Period
For managed pubs, bars and restaurants, the festive season provides a bumper end to the year – and the boost is getting more significant each year. Sales rocketed by 8.8% last December compared to the previous year, and in London, the figure swelled by 11.5%1. People seeking festive experiences fuelled the increase, so how can operators maximise the opportunity and push sales higher this season? Let us be your guide…
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Maximise Sales by Tapping Into the Smash Burger Trend
A trend grounded in simplicity and taste is sizzling through the foodservice industry and is quickly becoming a staple on menus nationwide –smash burgers. A smash burger is made by flattening a ball of ground meat (usually beef) against a hot griddle, delivering a beautifully crisp patty and bun with a juicy core. This technique not only enhances flavour but also offers a textural contrast that leaves customers craving more.
Tap into the trend
A Burger’s best friend – chips, wedges or fries?
This month, we’re focusing on the perfect pairings for burgers. A quintessential addition to the plate, chips, fries and wedges provide the ultimate match for a range of burgers. By highlighting these complementary sides, you can enhance the dining experience, encouraging customers to try new combinations and increasing the likelihood of repeat orders.
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Catering for Sports Season: Score Big with Hot Dogs
From kids’ Sunday football to the local tennis tournament, as sports centres gear up for the incoming season in September, there is a key opportunity not to be missed, feeding both hungry athletes and fans. With this in mind, there are several reasons as to why our 6.5” Hotdog Roll is a must-stock for sports caterers and quick service operators this sporting season.
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Opportunity Spotlight: The Education Sector
With almost 2 million children eating free school meals in the UK1, and 84% of school pupils having a school meal at least once a week2, school caterers need devise menus that are nutritious and tasty whilst being easy to prepare and quick to serve.
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What are the late summer and autumn burger trends to help you get ahead?
Our recent research highlighted the growing trend of Asian street food flavours. Here are our top predictions of other trends diners will be craving between their buns over the next six months!
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How to capitalise on BBQ season
With an exciting summer of sport edging closer and temperatures (hopefully!) starting to sizzle, it’s time to finalise your summer menus – and BBQs should take centre stage!
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Burgernomics: Are Your Burgers Hitting Their Sales Targets?
Are your buns declining your margins through lost sales opportunities? Discover the latest OOH burger market research to maintain competitive advantage and revenue growth!
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Britain’s Best Burger: Americana’s Quest to Find The Ultimate Burger Combination
At Americana, we're always on the lookout for the perfect burger recipe. We dive into current trends and explore how operators can make the most out of them. That's why we've recently conducted some exciting research to uncover Britain's ultimate burger. Ready to sink your teeth into our findings?
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Menu Trends to Stay Fresh and Exciting
Customers want to be wowed, excited and surprised. It keeps them coming back for more, but we know that constantly evolving your menu can be hard work. But here’s the good news… keeping things fresh doesn’t have to mean a complete menu overhaul. Let us be your guide to the latest menu trends, with some serving options in there too.
Wow your customers
National Burger Awards 2024
On Tuesday 20th February, Americana sponsored the National Burger Awards 2024 at the Big Penny Social in London!
The event featured 16 finalists who are some of the best burger chefs in the UK. On the day, they competed in front a panel of industry experts, cooking across three rounds – Signature, Technical and Plant-Based.
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Enjoy a Bite of 2024 Sporting Opportunities
With 2024 gearing up to be a big year of sport, now is a great time to tap into the cultural moments getting diners excited. From honouring favourite teams to celebrating feats, there are countless ways to have fun with menus and put burgers at the centre of sporting action.
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Street Food Championships 2023
On the 7th of November, Americana sponsored the Street Food Championships 2023 at the Big Penny Social in London. The event featured 15 finalists, who competed in front of a panel of industry experts, cooking across three rounds – Signature, Technical, and the Major Chicken Wings round.
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Summer Burger Tips & Recipes
It's summer, and you know what that means; it's time to fire up the grill and make some burgers! Burgers are a great way to bring people together during this season, whether you're diversifying your offering with a barbecue night or refreshing an existing menu.
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The Best Breads for Barbecue Season
Summer is officially here, and with this comes spending more time in the many hospitality venues around the country. In fact, data is showing that the hospitality industry in the UK has returned to pre-pandemic levels of turnover, with pub and restaurant visitors up 7.5% YOY in 2023.
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BBQ Burger Trends 2023
As BBQ season approaches, it's important to keep up with the latest trends to ensure your menu is fresh, exciting, and appealing to your customers. At Americana, we have been keeping an eye on the latest BBQ trends – read on to find out more!
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The Latest US Burger Trends Leading UK Menus
American trends are inspiring the UK burger market. Our latest research reveals the latest and hottest burger trends from the USA affecting the UK burger scene. Giving operators the opportunity to update their menus and boost their profits
We’ve used our consumer research and collaborated with presenter, chef and grill-master DJ BBQ to create an exclusive new recipe collection for operators to use when premiumising burger menus.
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Spring Burger Menu Inspiration
A change in season calls for a fresh update to menus. We know operators will be looking to remain competitive with exciting recipes to attract customers – with burgers being at the forefront.
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