Schweid & Sons recently surveyed some of the most Burger-centric restaurants' owners and chefs about their Burger buying decisions, menu ideations, and customer preferences.
After collecting the information, we turned that into our own comprehensive report that shows what is hot in the Burger world and we want to share it with you.
2. Some things may never change in the Burger business: The classic Hamburger will always
be made with 80/20 ground chuck, covered in American cheese and served on a squishy
bun. It’s also likely that no matter how many options are on your restaurant’s Burger menu, the
simple Cheeseburger will always be the most popular one.
That’s good to appeal to 80 percent of the potential
customers out there — but what about the other 20
percent? What about those food fanatics who are
looking for the latest, greatest and craziest Burger
builds? What about those hot trend seekers and
tastemakers? How do you create a Burger menu that
appeals to them?
That’s where we can help you. We asked you and the
rest of our customers a series of questions about your Burger business. We took your answers
and turned them into a data-rich report that shows the most popular and upcoming trends
based on the most Burger centric restaurants in the business.
Check out the results — is your restaurant on trend?
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3. What is the average
Burger patty size being
served in restaurants?
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8 oz. 7 oz. 4 oz. 5 oz. 6 oz. 10 oz.
10%
20%
30%
40%
36%
14% 13%
9% 9%
4%
Uncooked Weight
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4. What type of bun is
used on your highest
selling burger?
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Brioche Plain
White
Potato
Rolls
Sesame Wheat Pretzel
10%
20%
30%
40% 38%
19%
10% 9%
3% 3%
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5. What are the most
popular cheeses being
served on Burgers?
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American Cheddar Swiss Bleu Jack Gouda
20%
40%
60%
80%
75%
62%
23%
12% 7% 5%
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7. What are the most popular
vegetable toppings being
served on Burgers?
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Tomato Lettuce Avocado Mushroom Pickle Red
Onion
Jalapeno White
Onion
20%
10%
30%
40%
50%
60%
61%
55%
19%
15% 13% 12% 11% 10%
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8. What are the most popular
additional proteins being
served on Burgers?
0%
Bacon Chili Pulled
Pork
Canadian
Bacon
Ham
20%
40%
60%
80%
100% 97%
14% 12% 6% 5%
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9. What is the average
price of Burgers on
restaurant menus?
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8% 8%
3%
9%
13%
14%
16%
6%
4%
7%
0%
20%
10%
$4–
4.99
$5–
5.99
$6–
6.99
$7–
7.99
$8–
8.99
$9–
9.99
$10–
10.99
$11–
11.99
$12–
12.99
$13–
13.99
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10. What are the most popular
types of Burger patties?
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Pre-formed Hand Patty Smashed
61%
28%
6%
0%
20%
10%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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11. What are the most popular
types of ground beef being
used to make Burgers?
17%
14%
11%
7% 7%
1%
11%
Angus Certified
Angus Beef®
All
Natural
Grass Fed USDA Prime Wagyu
0%
20%
10%
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12. What are the most popular
cuts of beef being used to
grind Burgers?
57%
25%
19%
4%7%
2% 1%
Chuck Sirloin Brisket Steak Tail Porterhouse Hanger
0%
20%
10%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Round
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14. Schweid & Sons is a family-owned fourth
generation ground beef purveyor, supplying
restaurants, grocers and special events across the
nation. In the late 1800s, Harry Schweid began selling
quality meats to butchers and restaurants in New
York City’s Lower East Side. By the 1930s, his son
Sam Schweid continued in his father’s footsteps and
established a successful meat shop in Harlem.
In 1978, Sam’s son David Schweid took his family’s long withstanding heritage in the meat
purveyor industry and founded Schweid & Sons, a company that would focus on one product
—ground beef. Today, that same passion, commitment and work ethic is carried on through
David and his two sons Jamie and Brad, all with a dedication to producing the best tasting,
highest quality Burger.
Located in Carlstadt, NJ, Schweid & Sons’ mission is to bring “The Very Best Burger” to
consumers by offering a range of high quality ground beef blends and products including
Certified Angus Beef®
, custom blends, USDA Prime®
, All Natural, Wagyu, among others.
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15. Thank you
For retail & supermarket business inquiries contact Jamie Schweid
jschweid@schweidandsons.com
For food service business inquiries contact Bill Schmitt
bschmitt@schweidandsons.com
For marketing and public relation business inquiries contact Rev Ciancio
rciancio@schweidandsons.com
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