"Today's consumers are willing to experiment with new dessert flavors and ingredients, but foodservice operators should optimize their assortments with trusted brand names and familiar products."
Spotlight Interview #5: Glenn Garcia, Business manager, Dessert Ingredient Marketing: Change Your Menu with Innovative Applications
Topics: Millennials, Mobile, Dessert, CHIPS AHOY!, NILLA Wafers, NUTTER BUTTER, SOUR PATCH KIDS, Social Media, HONEY MAID, RITZ, Flavors & Ingredients, Menu Strategy
When it comes to snack trends that stick around, chewy candy is high on the list. Chewy candy not only satisfies the American consumer’s sweet tooth; it also helps satisfy foodservice operators’ appetite for sales. Though chocolate maintains the lead as a sales generator, chewy candy ate up nearly $3.3 billion in sales in the 52 weeks ending March 20, 2016, and saw a 6.5% increase in dollar sales from 2015.1
Topics: Millennials, Sugar-Free, SOUR PATCH KIDS, Fat-Free, Flavors & Ingredients, Packaging