Ever since 1762, when the Earl of Sandwich invented food you could hold while busy, portable food has been popular in foodservice. But now the humble sandwich has been joined by a host of other handy foods. From wraps and pockets to bagels and pastries, these items all deliver delicious ingredients held together in a dough-based package.

Pizza dough offers you the ideal wrapper to create a variety of pocket-style foodservice menu items that will increase customer traffic and boost profits. Pizza dough’s unique flexibility and “stretchability” make it the perfect portable package to enclose everything from meats and veggies for appetizers and entrees to fruits, compotes and other sweet fillings for delicious desserts in your foodservice operation.

Shareable Success

Shareable food is the perfect choice to target younger foodservice customers. Budget-priced items designed for sharing appeal to young palates and pocketbooks. Along with building profits, shareables help you create customer loyalty among the desirable youth demographic that will keep coming back.

To create these shareables, experiment with popular flavors and foodservice items in new sizes or configurations. Create smaller versions of sandwiches, pockets and wraps in multiples to promote sharing. Or score existing sizes so they’re easy to break into smaller portions.

Shareable offerings have been proven winners on foodservice bar menus for years. They help with:

• boosting off-peak sales periods (4pm-close)
• creating enticements to sell more beverages with hot, salty, and tangy options
• giving foodservice guests snacking options such as a 5-piece vs an 8-piece Philly Cheese bites
• pairing well with LTO beverage offers