While consumers may not be able to dine at their favorite restaurants right now, chains like Cracker Barrel are filling the void with its new Family Meal Basket To-Go dinners. Not only does the new offer provide families with a complete meal, but the chain is even throwing in four Four-Layer Bacon Breakfast Bowls for free.
Cracker Barrel's Family Meal Basket To-Go consists of one entree, side dishes, and buttermilk biscuits. For the entree, customers have the choice of Chicken n' Dumplings, Sunday Homestyle Chicken, Scratch-Made Meatloaf, Homemade Roast Beef, or Pancakes. The dinners are served hot, so there's no need to heat anything up at home.
As for the Four-Layer Bacon Breakfast Bowl, these handy breakfast dishes consists of the chain's signature Hashbrown Casserole mixed with thick-sliced bacon, Sawmill Gravy, and Colby cheese. The breakfasts are packed cold so you can easily heat them up the next morning.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Family Meal To-go Trend
- The trend for family meals to-go is growing, as evidenced by Cracker Barrel's new offer of complete, hot dinners for families to enjoy at home.
- Restaurant Chains Offering To-go
- More restaurant chains are adapting to the current climate by creating to-go options for customers to enjoy their favorite meals at home.
- Convenient Breakfast To-go Trend
- Handy breakfast dishes, like Cracker Barrel's Four-Layer Bacon Breakfast Bowls, that can be easily reheated at home show promise for growth.
Who This Affects Most
- Restaurant Industry
- The restaurant industry has the opportunity to adapt to the current climate and create to-go options for customers to continue enjoying their favorite meals at home.
- Food Delivery Industry
- The food delivery industry has the opportunity to partner with restaurant chains and offer to-go meals for delivery to customers' homes.
- Meal Prep Industry
- The meal prep industry has the opportunity to create convenient and complete family meals to-go for busy families who want to enjoy a home-cooked meal without the hassle of cooking.
