Einstein Bros. Bagels is helping to support families during a time of disruption by offering Family Meals, which take the form of meal kits that are large enough to feed people for breakfast, lunch and dinner. To make it easy for people to stay nourished throughout the day, especially when grocery shelves are being emptied, Einstein Bros. Bagels curated kits for brunch, pizza bagels and bagel deli sandwiches.
In the Hot & Ready Brunch Box, there's enough food to feed up to eight people, and it includes three egg sandwiches six freshly baked bagels, four blueberry muffins, four twice-baked hashbrowns, plus shmear. There's also the Take & Make Pizza Bagel Kit and the Take & Make Bagel Deli Kit, which are not only nourishing but helpful for turning food assemby an activity for the whole family.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Family Meal Kits
- Family meal kits are becoming more prevalent in the food industry as a solution for large groups who need to stay nourished during times of disruption.
- DIY Food Assembly
- The rise of DIY food assembly kits for families creates an opportunity for disruptive innovation in food packaging and portioning.
- Brunch at Home
- Brunch at home meal kits are gaining popularity as the pandemic continues to limit dining out experiences for families.
Sectors Adopting This
- Food and Beverage
- Family meal kits, particularly those that cater to large groups, are a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies within the food and beverage industry.
- Packaging and Labeling
- The demand for family meal kits presents an opportunity for companies within the packaging and labeling industry to develop new solutions that address the unique needs of these products.
- Retail and Grocery
- Retail and grocery stores can explore new partnerships with meal kit companies to offer more options for family-sized meal solutions.
