PPB November 2021

Not Kitting Around Keep up with family meals and grocery lists with The Kitchen Champion . The weekly tear-off pages have a practical planner-like format, with lots of space for writing in every family member’s daily commitments and appointments. The right side of each spread features check-off market lists for easier grocery shopping and fewer forgotten items. Each page also features a simple recipe or handy tip, like how to make a two-ingredient chocolate mousse and ideas for repurposing used coffee grounds. Hang it on the wall or on the fridge—it’s magnetic. The Book Company / PPAI 218850, S5 www.thebookco.com With more time spent at home over the past year, food delivery has grown exponentially. Almost one-third of U.S. households ordered grocery delivery in March 2020, and 26 percent said it was their first time, according to The Spoon. For some, the pandemic was a time of experimentation in the kitchen, but many others missed their favorite restaurants. According to MarketWatch, the four top U.S. food-delivery apps made roughly $5.5 billion in combined revenue from April through September 2020, more than double their combined $2.5 billion in revenue during the same period in 2019. As the U.S. industry leader with 50 percent of the market share, DoorDash’s total orders for the first nine months of 2020 tripled compared to the year prior, from 181 million to 543 million. For those wanting healthier meals, meal kit services offer a variety of simple recipes and ingredients to create hassle- free meals. The meal kit delivery services market grew 300 percent between 2017 and 2018, reports Statista. Today, eight percent of Americans reportedly subscribe to at least one meal kit delivery service. The leading meal kit service is HelloFresh, tripling its number of customers between 2016 and 2019 and more companies are thinking of creative ways to reach customers at home. In September, industry supplier Maple Ridge Farms launched a lineup of gourmet gifts with Italy-imported ingredients, like pasta, pasta sauces, antipasto and more. Each gift is paired with a fire-branded wooden serving board. “We’re devoted to providing an amazing brand experience with every gift,” says Tom Riordan, president of Maple Ridge Farms. “This new collection allows everyone in the home to share the gift, while creating exciting, new memories.” | NOVEMBER 2021 | 53 GROW