Packaged Facts says convenience stores are rolling out their own branded foodservice programs that return higher margins while also improving food quality and healthfulness.

Food distributing giant McLane Company Inc., Temple, Texas, said it launched a Grab & Go Hot Foods Program and a  Grab & Go Gourmet Pastry Program.

Convenience stores score solid marks for providing a variety of tasty, high-quality items, but there is room for improvement in the area of healthy foods, say consumers.

Convenience stores have been strengthening their foodservice programs and it appears their efforts are paying off.

As the two age groups that most benefited the convenience store category, Baby Boomers, ages 46-64, and young adults, ages 18-33, age over the next decade, convenience stores will need to adapt to meet their changing needs, reports The NPD Group.

"Fresh on the Go" is the name of a new refrigerated foods program now offered by c-store and chain restaurant distributor McLane Co., Temple, Texas.