# Snack-Sized Cucumbers Ontario's Mucci Farms Makes Shareable, Greenhouse-Grown 'CuteCumber Poppers' By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-06-25 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cutecumber References: [foodbusinessnews.net](https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/media/photos/4054-innovation-on-display-at-united-fresh-2019) & [muccifarms](https://www.muccifarms.com/produce/cutecumber-poppers-snack-sized-cucumbers/) Up until now, consumers have only seen baby cumbers in stores as perfectly [snack-sized cucumbers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vadasz-smacked-cucumbers) but Ontario's Mucci Farms introduced CuteCumber Poppers as an even tinier version of the refreshing, vegetable-like fruit. The one-bite, shareable snacks are specifically branded as snacks that need no chopping or cutting, as they are the perfect size for putting directly into salads or [serving with dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summer-fresh1). Due to the unique size and properties of the crunchy cucumbers, Mucci Farms sells its CuteCumber Poppers in [single-serve trays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruit-snack-cups) and shareable packs that are better suited to feeding large groups or families, or regularly packing into lunches. As such, to make the preparation of a healthy snack as easy as possible, the larger packs of greenhouse-grown miniature cucumbers are packaged with an included dip. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Single-serve Snacks:** There is an opportunity to develop single-serve, grab-and-go snacks that are convenient and healthy for consumers. - **Miniature Produce:** There is an opportunity to develop miniature versions of popular produce items for snacking purposes. - **Packaged with Dip:** There is an opportunity to bundle healthy snacks and dips together for convenient snacking on-the-go. ### Who This Affects Most - **Produce Farming:** Produce farmers can capitalize on the trend of miniature produce by growing and marketing their own line of snack-sized fruits and veggies. - **Packaged Food Manufacturing:** Packaged food manufacturers can develop new product lines that focus on single-serve, grab-and-go snacks that are both delicious and healthy. - **Food Retail:** Grocery stores can stock and promote single-serve snacks that are healthy and convenient for consumers to grab while on-the-go. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Snackable Sweet Peppers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sweet-snaps.md) - [Bite-Sized Celery Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celery-dippers.md) - [Snackable Saucy Vegetables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-quality-produce.md) - [Grab-and-Go Snacking Veggies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snacking-veggies.md) - [Snacking-Friendly Pickle Packets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pickles-bites.md) - [Bite-Sized Snacking Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snacking-cheeses.md) - [Mini Functional Sodas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-poppi.md) - [Flavor-Wrapped Popcorn Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/popcorn-cups.md) - [Snackable Berry Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruitist-snack-cups.md)