According to a 2019 Innova Consumer Survey, 63% of global consumers are increasingly trying to incorporate plant ingredients in the diet. Not surprisingly, sauce, dressing and spread manufacturers have been finding creative ways to address the trend as well.

Ready to go right out of the bag, Cheetos Popcorn creates a new snacking experience that pairs the classic taste of popcorn with an added boost of cheesy, spicy and flavorful fun from Cheetos.

Any culinarian can tell you, if you want to move an item or entice customers with a new product, bring cheese into the picture and consumer interest immediately shoots up.

Dotty Griffith takes a look ahead to find attitudes and lifestyles that influence food choices and some of the flavors, ingredients, technologies, and styles that will manifest in 2020 and beyond.

Chef’s Cut has paired real cuts of beef and pork with the infamously hot ghost pepper for the spiciest meat stick ever. The Chef’s Cut Ghost Pepper Meat Stick packs 7g of protein, 1g of sugar, only 100 calories, and is useful for those who crave a savory snack with some heat.

Cranberries are native to North America and are a perennial crop grown commercially in man-made wetlands or bogs. According to Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, Americans consume nearly 400 million pounds of cranberries per year and 20% of them are consumed during Thanksgiving week. 

The 2019 Spicy Perceptions eBook captures global consumer trends, sensory research and market product analysis as part of Kalsec’s ongoing commitment to provide leading heat management products.

The Reaper Ranch Tortilla Chips may look like traditional chips but, be warned, they are packed with more heat than meets the eye.

First introduced as part of Lay’s innovative music-inspired flavor campaign, Turn Up the Flavor with Bebe Rexha, Lay’s Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle went viral earlier this year and became a fan-favorite.

Before this year arrived, there were many signs pointing to global flavors as a key, dominant trend for 2019. And of course, sauces, spreads, dressings and condiments are the leading ambassadors of new flavors.