2019 FOODSERVICE NEW PRODUCTS ANNUAL | SAUCES, DRESSINGS & SPREADS
Sauces, Spreads, Dressings and Condiments are Leading Ambassadors of New Flavors
Dip into Adventure: New products help operators address ethnic tastes, premium appeal, health and more.
What do trends and trains have in common? Just as you can hear a whistle or horn before the train actually comes into view, there are many early signs related to food trends. 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.
Last fall, the Association for Dressings and Sauces presented its top two new product awards—Dressing of the Year and Sauce of the Year—to the same company: Chelten House Products. Interestingly enough, this Swedesboro, N.J., company had adventuresome, ethnic flavors represented in its winning products: an Orange Miso Dressing and Sweet Chili Korean Style BBQ Sauce.