# Spicy Topping Bagels BreadHive Co-Operative Bakery's Newest Flavor Uses Flamin Hot Cheetos By Alyson Wyers | Published 2014-10-20 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flamin-hot-cheetos References: [thatsnerdalicious](http://www.thatsnerdalicious.com/salty-snacks/bagels-topped-with-flamin-hot-cheetos-look-delicious/) & [buffalo](http://buffalo.com/2014/10/14/featured/cheetos-make-breadhive-bagels-glow-pride/) If you love [Flamin](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flamin-hot-tangy-chili-fusion) Hot Cheetos, enjoy eating bagels and live in the Buffalo area of New York, you have a ten year old to thank. A young girl standing outside the BreadHive Co-Operative Bakery suggested putting the snack on top of a bagel to the bakery's owners. Allison Ewing took her up on her suggestion, creating the first Flamin Hot Bagels. The spicy bread is made by crushing up a bag of the raucously red Flamin Hot Cheetos and dipping ready-to-bake bagels in them. This replaces BreadHive's standard toppings like organic garlic. The cheesy crumbs will stay crispy for a while, and if the texture needs to be adjusted they can become crisp again by reheating. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.0/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - 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 ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Spicy Crossover Foods:** Mixing spicy snack foods with traditional foods is a disruptive innovation opportunity for creative culinary professionals. - **Customer-driven Flavor Innovation:** Actively seeking out and leveraging customer feedback for new, unique flavor profiles is a disruptive innovation opportunity for food businesses. - **Novel Toppings:** Incorporating new, innovative toppings for existing foods can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for food businesses. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Baked Goods:** The bakery industry can harness the disruptive innovation opportunity presented by BreadHive Co-Operative's Flamin Hot Bagels to create unique new products. - **Snack Foods:** Snack food manufacturers can innovate by developing new snack foods inspired by BreadHive Co-Operative's Flamin Hot Bagels. - **Street Food:** Street food vendors can take advantage of the disruptive innovation opportunities presented by BreadHive Co-Operative's Flamin Hot Bagels to create new and exciting offerings for their customers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Hot Sauce-Seasoned Bagel Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/franks-redhot-bagel-chips.md) - [Spicy Butter Spreads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/popup-bagels-x-franks-redhot.md) - [Spicy Pickle-Flavored Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dill-pickle-hot-cheetos.md) - [Spicy Bagel Bite Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flame-flight-kits.md) - [Spicy Crunchy Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flamin-hot-tangy-chili-fusion.md) - [Extra-Cheesy Pretzel Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheetos-pretzels.md) - [Tangy Chilli Chips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frito-lay-1.md) - [Cheesy Barbecue-Flavored Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheetos-flamin-hot-cheddar-bbq.md) - [Spicy Snack Chip Burritos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flamin-hot-grilled-cheese-burrito.md)