5 Surprising New Things You'll See at Popular Grocery Stores Soon
Expect long-term changes at your local grocery store due to the coronavirus epidemic, especially in the prepared food buffet department.
Self-service food bars are common at large, high-end supermarkets. According to CNBC, grocery stores began selling pre-made coleslaw and
rotisserie chickens in the early 1990s. According to Jonna Parker, a leader for fresh food insights at market research firm IRI
However, industry analysts believe public, self-serve buffets will be gone for a long time due to their health risks of spreading COVID-19 and other infections.
Yes, grocery businesses will hire robots! Automatic food prep kiosks. Chowbotics, a California-based robotics business, secured partnerships with three grocery stores
Some grocery stores give fast-food franchises kiosks to prep food. Example: Saladworks restaurant chain Before the epidemic, it had four ShopRite locations
Publix, a Southern grocery chain, reopens its salad and hot food buffets, but not for self-service. They're run by a crew that only provides salad
Wegman's, an east coast grocery store company, has closed its homemade pizza and wing bar, among other hot food options
San Antonio H-E-B grocery stores are so anxious to offer prepared food that they're offering whole dinners from local restaurants in convenient packaging