Offer chicken to satisfy high-flying demand for takeaways and delivery, suggests Central Foods

Recent figures revealed that total takeaway and delivery sales were up by 13.5% year on year.

According to CGA by NIQ’s Hospitality at Home Tracker, delivery orders in July topped 2.95 million, while takeaways were up to almost 2.32 million.

Chicken is one of the most popular takeaway and delivery dishes – and the Golden Valley Foods range offers fast food operators a wide selection of products to satisfy this increasing demand for takeaways and deliveries.

From chunks and burgers through to goujons and schnitzel, the Golden Valley Foods poultry range is perfect for busy fast food operators. It also offers gluten-free options to ensure that coeliac customers don’t miss out on their favourite chicken dishes.

Oli Sampson, MD of frozen food distributor Central Foods which exclusively supplies the Golden Valley Foods brand, said: “There’s a great selection of chicken products now available for the fast food sector via our Golden Valley Foods range.

“Conveniently, there is also a tasty range of gluten-free chicken products that taste so good they are suitable for all, not just those with dietary requirements.

“With one in 100 people in the UK affected by Coeliac Disease and needing to avoid gluten for their health, plus others avoiding gluten for lifestyle reasons, it’s important to offer gluten-free chicken options to keep your customers happy.”

Choose gluten-free items such as the Golden Valley Foods breaded chicken goujons, breaded chicken chunks and chicken schnitzel - it’s a great way for fast food operators to distinguish themselves from their competitors.

Chicken is a popular takeaway and delivery option for fast food operators because it travels well. It’s also a meat that’s a great carrier of flavour, is available at a range of different price points, plus it comes in so many different formats to suit different occasions and tastes.

The Golden Valley Foods range includes hot ‘n’ spicy chicken wings, BBQ chicken wings, battered chicken nuggets, battered chicken steaks and breaded chicken burgers.

Desserts and sweet treats are another sector that has experienced significant growth in the delivery market.

To complement chicken-based savoury options, why not offer the KaterBake Apple Fry Pies – crisp flaky pastry handheld pie with a subtly spiced apple filling that’s served in a recyclable cardboard sleeve for enjoying on the go, as well as at home or when eating in.

Research from Foodhub shows that apple pie is the nation’s most popular sweet pie, so it’s the ideal option to serve as a sweet treat on any fast food menu.

Suitable for vegans and vegetarians, the KaterBake Apple Fry Pies are perfect for encouraging customers to trade up and add a sweet treat to round off their order.

www.centralfoods.co.uk   www.goldenvalleyfoods.co.uk