Our new burgers, made with a blend of meat and vegetables offer consumers a healthier menu option without having to compromise on taste or quality.
These burgers offer an innovative menu solution to meet the demand of the fast-moving ‘flexitarian’ trend.
Watch what happened when a top London burger joint added Big Al’s ‘Burgers with a Blend’ to their menu.
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Burgers with the best of both! Big Al’s Beefroot Burger is a delicious blend of 70% Irish beef, 15% sweet beetroot and 15% crunchy quinoa, creating the perfect ‘balanced’ burger that still packs a real protein hit!
Big Al’s Moo-shroom burger combines 70% quality Irish Beef with 30% chestnut mushrooms, two flavours that complement each other, adding another level of flavour to the burger.
50% of European consumers are consciously reducing meat in their diets (Mintel, 2018)
More consumers are choosing a flexitarian diet. They are not cutting meat out totally, but are being more selective about eating quality meat less often. Here are the 5 Top Drivers Behind ‘flexitarianism’
HEALTH
The demand for fortified and nourishing options that are full of health-giving ingredients.
ENERGY
The desire for food that provides physical vigour and vitality.
QUALITY
With rising concerns about food safety, the need for food that is safe and of excellent quality.
VARIETY
The desire for food that can give new sensory experiences and provide exciting dietary variety.
ASPIRATION
The desire for food that can act as a status symbol and represent an aspirational lifestyle.
the continued demand for burgers is unstoppable
For operators this opens up a new opportunity to meet the demand for mouth-watering burgers that
cater for the growing number of flexitarians.
spent on burgers out of home in UK1 (€2.9bn)
Growth on the previous year 2
of consumers indulged in a burger out of home 3
Sources: 1 Kantar Worldpanel 2018 | 2 Kantar Added Value QS Burger OOH Spend from 2018. | 3. Kantar Worldwide 2017
Award-winning innovative burgers as featured in the Anuga Taste Innovation Show 2020
QUALITY: add key quality call outs such as “100% Irish grass-fed beef” or “fully traceable from farm to fork” to your menu.
HEALTH: high protein and lower in saturated fat. A healthier option when compared with other gourmet burgers.
VERSATILITY: opportunity to create innovative menu options such as chopped in a salad bowl, in a wrap or with a lettuce leaf carrier
EASY TO PREPARE: same cooking methods as a normal beef burger
PERFORATED: with little holes allowing the heat to penetrate through the burger, speeding up cook time
DIFFERENTIATION: create stand out by posting your builds on social media and adding a hashtag #BurgerswithaBlend
FROZEN ADVANTAGE: lowering food wastage, better consistency, lowered labour costs and reduced H&S risks
THE SIZE OF THE PRIZE
Why you need to add burgers with a blend to your menu today
Beat the Competition
drive footfall
create menu differentiation
avoid menu fatigue
engagement on social media
attract new customers
