2014 new hummus flavors mediterranean inspiration … in every dip!
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The Mediterranean Trend is still … ON TREND Recognized as a healthier way of eating, the Mediterranean diet –The "Mediterranean diet" typical of traditional Italian and Greek cooking, has been found to be one of the healthiest eating patterns in the world,” CBS News, USA Today, The Early Show –Has shown to ward of heart attacks and stroke, The New York Times –Aims to keep the heart healthy, USA Today –Offers a heart-healthy eating plan, The Mayo Clinic The popularity of Mediterranean diets continue to rise on Restaurant Trends watch lists as reported by NRA, in the past years Mediterranean food is becoming increasingly popular from a flavor standpoint, also –6 in 10 consumers recently surveyed indicating they would likely order a menu item featuring flavors and ingredients typically associated with Mediterranean cuisine, Techmonics “Of all regional cuisines, foods from the Mediterranean, excluding Italy, … stole the [Fancy Food] show.” 2013 –Many delicious foodstuffs from the Mediterranean basin are on the way to being “discovered” by American palates, Food Trends for 2013, Straight From the Source, Forbes, July, 2013TRANSCRIPT
2014 New Hummus
Flavors
Mediterranean Inspiration … in every dip!
Looking at the National Restaurant Association 2014 Culinary Forecast Kronos has products in every Category
2014 Trends
Other Notable Trends Kronos Products Address– Healthy Is IN
• Mediterranean diet still offers healthy eating options (The Mayo Clinic, 2013)
• Canola Oil Conversion, Trans Fat, etc. Options
– Ethnic Cuisines • #9 Middle Eastern• #11 Mediterranean
– Main Dishes• #6 Street food-inspired main courses• #10 Meatless/vegetarian items• #12 Specialty/gourmet sandwiches
– Breakfast• #1 Ethnic-inspired breakfast items• # 5 Greek Yogurt and Parfait
– Other Items/Ingredients • # 11 Ethnic condiments• # 13 Flatbreads• # 15 Greek yogurt
– One-Step Convenience – (RTS Resource, Oct.2013)
The Mediterranean Trend is still … ON TREND• Recognized as a healthier way of eating, the Mediterranean diet
– The "Mediterranean diet" typical of traditional Italian and Greek cooking, has been found to be one of the healthiest eating patterns in the world,” CBS News, USA Today, The Early Show
– Has shown to ward of heart attacks and stroke, The New York Times– Aims to keep the heart healthy, USA Today– Offers a heart-healthy eating plan, The Mayo Clinic
• The popularity of Mediterranean diets continue to rise on Restaurant Trends watch lists as reported by NRA, in the past years
• Mediterranean food is becoming increasingly popular from a flavor standpoint, also – 6 in 10 consumers recently surveyed indicating they would likely
order a menu item featuring flavors and ingredients typically associated with Mediterranean cuisine, Techmonics
• “Of all regional cuisines, foods from the Mediterranean, excluding Italy, … stole the [Fancy Food] show.” 2013– Many delicious foodstuffs from the Mediterranean basin are on the way
to being “discovered” by American palates, Food Trends for 2013, Straight From the Source, Forbes, July, 2013
Kronos Foods New Items: Foodservice • The Developing of Hummus
– Hummus, first created as a simple, earthy tasting spread blossomed in the late 1990’s from 2 SKUs to more than a dozen flavors
• Roasted Garlic, Roasted Red Pepper, Lemon, Olive and Sun-Dried Tomato – The Metamorphosis of Hummus, Supermarket News, August, 2012
– Americans seeking healthier options for snacking spent MILLIONS of dollars on hummus in 2012, an increase of 11% over 2011 and 25% over 2010
– Information Resources Inc. (Foxnews.com) April, 2013– Growing delight and healthfulness of hummus challenged hummus
manufactures to continue its popularity with new flavors• According to the Huffington Post (2012) and Bloomberg Business Week (2013)
re-inventing hummus can be as simple as adding these on-trend flavors to it – Seeing our sales grow over the years Kronos is developing even more NEW flavors
• Besides our Chipotle and Fiery Feta with Roasted Red Peppers our R&D team is working on:
– Southwest Black Bean– Southwest– Tomato Basil– Vegetable– Asian– Tuscan– White Bean– Spinach Artichoke– Salsa Verde
Hummus Flavors Black Bean Sun-Dried
TomatoSouthwest Rosemary
Jalapeno/Verde
Olive
Chipotle Roasted Red Pepper
Pesto Sriracha
Wasabi Edamame
Walnuts
ITEM # 383473
SHELF LIFE: 6 Months Frozen30 Days After Thaw Refrigerated
CLAIMS:Low Cholesterol
PRICE: $29.39/ case
FIERY HUMMUS package size 2- 3.75 lbs. Tubs
master case dimensions13.375” x 6.875 “ x
5.750”master case gross weight 9 lbs.net weight 7.5 lbs.pallet pattern (TI x HI) 21 x 7cube .31
Product Specifications: Fiery Hummus With Feta Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper
INGREDIENTS: ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS (CHICKPEAS [CHICKPEAS, WATER, AND SALT], CANOLA OIL WITH NATURAL ROASTED GARLIC FLAVOR, ROASTED RED PEPPERS, SESAME TAHINI, CITRIC ACID, SEA SALT, SPICES), FETA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, AND ENZYMES), TOMATO, WATER, GREEN ONION, GRANULATED GARLIC, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).CONTAINS: MILK
ITEM # 383474
SHELF LIFE: 120 Days Refrigerated
PRICE: $18.94/case
Product Specifications: Chipotle Hummus
CHIPOTLE HUMMUS package size 2- 4 lbs. Tubs
master case dimensions13.375” x 6.875 “ x
5.750”master case gross weight 8.5 lbs.net weight 8 lbs.pallet pattern (TI x HI) 21 x 7cube .31
INGREDIENTS: CHICKPEAS (CHICKPEAS, WATER, AND SALT), CANOLA OIL, CHIPOTLE IN ADOBO SAUCE (CHIPOTLE PEPPER, WATER, TOMATO PUREE, VINEGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, SUGAR, ONION, SPICES), SESAME TAHINI, GARLIC (GARLIC, WATER, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE), SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID, SPICES, SODIUM BENZOATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).