Items Tagged with 'hot peppers'

The new La Victoria topping sauces aim to spark culinary creativity, expand the boundaries of the traditional taco sauce category and make it easy to enjoy Mexican flavor beyond tacos. 

New sauces bring the heat with global flair, playful mashups, and bold innovation. Flavor chasers, take note—2025 is bringing serious sauce energy.

Packed with heat, Chicken of the Sea Wild Caught Light Tuna Packet with Ghost Pepper features 15g of lean protein, omega 3's and 90 calories per packet. 

With this year's report, McCormick unveils its 2025 Flavor of the Year: Aji Amarillo, a pepper native to South America featuring fruity, tropical notes with moderate heat. McCormick is offering a taste of this standout flavor with their new Aji Amarillo Seasoning, available for a limited time online beginning early February.

The hotter and spicier foods get, the hotter their popularity. Prepared Foods’ David Feder interviews Frito Lay’s Jody Denton for an expert look behind the hot and spicy trend.

Caffeine with added benefits, going back to basics in the plant-based category, complex heat from global peppers, and water conservation and stewardship are all among the food trends expected to rise in popularity across the industry in the next year.

Whole Foods Market’s summer condiment trends predictions come at a time when customers are turning to condiments to elevate their meals more than ever before. According to Mintel, sales for the condiment, marinade and dressing category are expected to hit $2.9 billion by 2024, showing growth of more than 5% since 2020.

In 2021, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) Trendspotter Panel virtually assembled at three separate digital SFA shows to research thousands of specialty food and beverage products from around the world. After recording their extensive findings, Denise Purcell, vice president, content and education for the SFA, pored over the data and deciphered five trends that will drive the growth of the $170.4 billion specialty food industry in 2022.