Sales Trends

Prepared Foods - May 2008
One of the fastest growing areas of the grocery store, prepared deli items contributed 50.4 percent of total deli department dollar sales last year.

Specialty Cheeses - April 2008
Specialty cheeses represent 62 percent of all deli cheese sales, eclipsing deli service cheese and deli pre-sliced cheese.

Sandwiches - February 2008
Demand for healthy and unique deli sandwich flavors is increasing.