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Crispy Meat Chips

UNION's 'Charcuterie Crisps' Add Flavor and Texture to a Modern Food Spread

— March 4, 2019 — Lifestyle
UNION is inviting consumers to discover an "entirely new charcuterie experience" and "next-level snacking" with its charcuterie crisps, which can be enjoyed on their own or dipped into a condiment of one's choosing for even more flavor. In collaboration with Made for Drink UK, UNION is introducing these new crisps in varieties like Chorizo Crisps, Genoa Crisps, Salami Crisps and Sopressata Crisps, each of which draws inspiration from global cuisines.

UNION sets itself apart as a snack company that combines plant and animal ingredients to offer inventive new takes on food and snacks that have become familiar. Although reinventing food experiences is a large focus for the company, so is changing the way food production impacts the planet. As such, these new crisps from UNION are made with a focus on regenerative sourcing.
Trend Themes
1. Regenerative Sourcing - There is opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food industry by adopting regenerative sourcing practices to produce sustainable and ethical food products.
2. Charcuterie Reinvention - By taking inspiration from global cuisines, there is an opportunity for food companies to create inventive new meat-based snacks that revamp traditional charcuterie experiences.
3. Plant-animal Hybrid Snacks - The combining of plant and animal ingredients in snacks offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for food companies to break into the hybrid snack food space and target health and environmental-conscious consumers.
Industry Implications
1. Food Production - The food production industry can disrupt by adopting regenerative sourcing practices, ensuring more sustainable food production and addressing ethical concerns of consumers.
2. Snack Food - The snack food industry can disrupt by creating inventive new meat-based or hybrid snacks that reimagine traditional charcuterie experiences and engage environment and health-conscious consumers.
3. Global Cuisine - By taking inspiration from global cuisines, the food industry can disrupt traditional food experiences and create innovative new snack products that appeal to consumers' adventurous sides.
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