Chocolate and bacon are a sweet, smoky and salty pairing and Chuao is putting a twist on this combination with its Baconluxious milk chocolate bar with crispy plant-based bacon. The bar is full of maple flavors, bonfire-smoked sea salt and it promises "a new level of luxe."
The gourmet chocolate bar is gluten-free and fair trade certified, and it taps into consumers' growing demand for smoky and sweet flavor pairings since it puts an adventurous twist on desserts and other sweet goods. This elevated take on sweet and salty can be seen in a variety of smoked desserts that are being introduced to coffee shops, ice cream parlors and consumer products that share a sense of familiarity with an interesting edge.
What's Driving This Trend
- Plant-based Desserts
- There is an opportunity for companies to create more plant-based dessert options that are adventurous and appealing to consumers.
- Smoky and Sweet Flavor Pairings
- An opportunity exists for companies to create more products that tap into consumers' growing demand for smoky and sweet flavor pairings.
- Innovative Chocolate Products
- There is an opportunity for companies to create more innovative chocolate products by experimenting with nontraditional ingredients and flavor combinations.
Who This Affects Most
- Chocolate
- The chocolate industry has an opportunity to tap into consumers' growing demand for unique and adventurous flavor combinations.
- Plant-based Foods
- As more consumers turn to plant-based diets, there is an opportunity for the plant-based food industry to explore new and exciting flavor combinations in desserts and other sweet goods.
- Coffee and Ice Cream Shops
- Coffee shops and ice cream parlors can offer more adventurous and creative desserts that tap into the growing demand for smoky and sweet flavor pairings.
