# Maple Bacon Cheese Puffs This Tasty Baked Corn Puff Snack Uses Only Natural & Local Ingredients By Ady Floyd | Published 2015-06-16 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corn-puff-snack References: [trndmonitor](http://trndmonitor.com/snack-spotlight-fuller-foods-maple-bacon-cheesy-puffs/) & [fullerfoods](http://www.fullerfoods.com/) This delicious maple, [bacon and cheese flavored](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bacon-cheese-crazy-puffs) corn puff snack comes from the Fuller Foods company snack line called Serious Cheese Puffs. Each bag contains all-natural ingredients and nothing is generically engineered. The ingredients include konjac yam, corn, cheddar cheese, maple sugar and bacon. Each of the ingredients is from a local farm and nothing is imported. The all-natural corn puff snack is puffed up like a piece of popcorn, baked and infused with the deliciously natural flavors.The Serious Cheese Puffs use the slogan "seriously cheesy" on each of its bags. The cheese puff snack is also available in sriracha and cheddar, blue cheese jalapeño, India pale ale and the [maple bacon flavor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheezit-cheese-smokey-bacon). This healthy alternative to chips is the prefect way to indulge in a crunchy snack. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 40% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Natural Ingredients:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore using all-natural ingredients in snack products to cater to health-conscious consumers. - **Locally Sourced:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a supply chain that emphasizes sourcing ingredients from local farms to meet the growing demand for locally sourced products. - **Flavored Snacks:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Experiment with unique and unconventional flavors, such as maple bacon, to create differentiated snack options. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Snack Food:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop healthier snack alternatives to chips by focusing on baked, all-natural ingredients. - **Food Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Rethink ingredient sourcing and manufacturing processes to meet the demand for all-natural and locally sourced snack products. - **Flavor Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate and push the boundaries of flavor development to create enticing and unique snack options. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hickory-Smoked Cheese Puffs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hickory-smoked-bbq-cheese-puffs.md) - [Puffy Pretzel-Inspired Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/puffzels-puffed-snacks.md) - [Cruciferous Snack Puffs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baked-puffs.md) - [Puffed Veggie-Packed Snack Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caulipuffs.md) - [Puffed Plant-Based Snack Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harvest-snaps-crunchy-puffs.md) - [Vegetable-Based Snack Puffs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snackin-for-you.md) - [Protein-Packed Puff Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-south-shore-puff-snacks.md) - [Maple Sea Salt Potato Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sea-salt-sweet-potato-chip.md) - [Better-For-You Cheese Puffs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/in-good-hands-protein-puffs.md)