If you're looking for a snack that delivers on crunch, but is sweeter than a potato chip, Trader Joe's new Dark Chocolate Drizzled Plantain Chips are the perfect fix.
Trader Joe's is no stranger to plantain-based snacks, however, the chain has usually specialized in savory varieties such as its Jerk Style Plantain Chips. Now, the brand is catering to those with a sweet tooth with its new Dark Chocolate Drizzled Plantain Chips. These slightly sweet chips consist of round, bite-size slices of plantain that have been cooked in sunflower oil to give them a delightful crunch. The plantain slices are then drizzled with dark chocolate and sprinkled with a tiny bit of sea salt to achieve the perfect balance of sweet and salty.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Sweet Plantain Snacks
- With increased demand for healthier snack options, there is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the creation of sweet plantain snacks to cater to those looking for a satisfying, yet healthy snack.
- Dark Chocolate Snacks
- As consumers become increasingly interested in the health benefits of dark chocolate, there is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the creation of more sweet and savory snacks featuring dark chocolate.
- Plant-based Snacks
- As demand for plant-based products continues to rise, there is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the creation of more plant-based snack options like Trader Joe's plantain chips.
Where This Applies
- Food and Beverage
- As the food and beverage industry adapts to changing consumer preferences for healthier snacking options, innovative plant-based snacks will have disruptive potential to meet the demand.
- Health and Wellness
- The health and wellness industry can leverage the increased demand for dark chocolate as a healthier alternative to traditional milk chocolate sweet snacks to create new products.
- Retail
- Retailers in the food sector could take advantage of the disruptive innovation opportunity presented by the higher demand for plant-based snacks and healthy snacking options by offering more diverse options, particularly amidst the rise of online shopping.
