# Air-Dried Vegetable Crisps Nim's Let’s Cook Products Can Be Used as Ingredients & Garnishes By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2021-08-24 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-dried-vegetable References: [foodanddrinktechnology](https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/39160/nims-celebrates-queens-award-success-with-launch-of-new-ingredients-range/) Healthy crisp manufacturer Nim’s Fruit Crisps is introducing a new range of [air-dried vegetables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/packd-frozen-ingredients) and ingredients that are cost-effective, aesthetically appealing and long-lasting thanks to a 24-month shelf life. The [Let's Cook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tavernstyle-pizza) pouches created for bars, restaurants and retailers shares ingredients that could be used for everything from main dish ingredients to garnishes or added flavors. In this range, there are perfectly sliced onions, mushrooms, peppers and more. Nimisha Raja, founder of Nim’s Fruit Crisps, says "Covid-19 and the work from home edict has pretty much eliminated office life in city centres and this has had a massive impact on ‘Food on the Move.'" Now, this range has the potential to appeal to the food and drink sector. The manufacturer also created a Let's [Bake](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fortune-dot) range with apples, pears, pineapple and strawberries. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 60% | Activity: 89% | Freshness: 10% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Air-dried Vegetable Crisps:** Increasing interest in healthy snacks and convenient ingredients present disruptive innovation opportunities in the food manufacturing and hospitality industries. - **Cost-effective Long-lasting Ingredients:** Creating innovative packaging and manufacturing processes that extend the shelf life of food and ingredient products create opportunities in the food manufacturing, hospitality, and retail industries. - **Flexible Ingredients:** Creating pre-prepared ingredients that can be used for a variety of dishes, from main courses to garnishes, present disruptive innovation opportunities in the food manufacturing and hospitality industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Food Manufacturing:** Opportunities exist to create new healthy snack products and flexible ingredient offerings that appeal to changing consumer preferences. - **Hospitality:** Incorporating pre-prepared air-dried vegetables and fruits into restaurant menus presents an opportunity for chefs to reduce ingredient waste and streamline preparation. - **Retail:** Manufacturing air-dried vegetable and fruit crisps with long shelf lives provides opportunities for unique and differentiated product offerings in the snack and ingredient markets. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Low-Calorie Veggie Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-dried-veggie-crisps.md) - [BBQ-Flavored Carrot Crisps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirt-kitchen-snacks.md) - [Healthy Dehydrated Fruit Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vibe-foods.md) - [Freeze-Dried Fruit Bites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freezedried-fruit-bites.md) - [One-Ingredient Fruit Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crispy-crunchy-pineapple-slice-chips.md) - [Carbon-Neutral Snack Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/10-acre-crisps.md) - [Globally Inspired Better-For-You Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/globally-inspired-betterforyou-snack.md) - [Organic Fruity Crisps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruit-crunchables.md) - [Nutrient-Dense Mandarin Crisps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crunchy-mandarin-oranges.md)