Restaurant Chain Nine Mile Launches a Line of Hot Sauces
Francesca Mercurio — October 12, 2021 — Lifestyle
References: msn
The Asheville-based restaurant chain, Nine Mile, has launched a new hot sauce collection. The popular chain is known for its Caribbean-inspired dishes that can be ordered in various spice profiles.
Nine Mile's popular spice offerings can now be replicated at home using one of the three new hot sauces. To create the sauce blends, Nine Mile used local peppers grown in the Carolinas. Scotch Bonnets, chipotles, habaneros, tomatillos, and jalapeños have been blended to create three new hot sauces - Red-I, Sun is Shining, and Hempress Rising.
The Red-I sauce is made from chipotles, habanero, and fire-roasted tomatoes - its flavor palette is smoky and earthy. The Sun is Shining sauce is made with Scotch Bonnet peppers and has a flavor profile of curry, ginger, and mango. Lastly, the Hempress Rising sauce is a green tomatillo-based sauce infused with jalapenos. It offers a tangy, spicy, and nicely acidic flavor.
Image Credit: Nine Mile
Nine Mile's popular spice offerings can now be replicated at home using one of the three new hot sauces. To create the sauce blends, Nine Mile used local peppers grown in the Carolinas. Scotch Bonnets, chipotles, habaneros, tomatillos, and jalapeños have been blended to create three new hot sauces - Red-I, Sun is Shining, and Hempress Rising.
The Red-I sauce is made from chipotles, habanero, and fire-roasted tomatoes - its flavor palette is smoky and earthy. The Sun is Shining sauce is made with Scotch Bonnet peppers and has a flavor profile of curry, ginger, and mango. Lastly, the Hempress Rising sauce is a green tomatillo-based sauce infused with jalapenos. It offers a tangy, spicy, and nicely acidic flavor.
Image Credit: Nine Mile
Trend Themes
1. Locally Sourced Hot Sauces - The trend towards locally sourced ingredients in the hot sauce industry presents an opportunity for companies to market products that appeal to customers’ desire for sustainability and forward-thinking culinary experiences.
2. DIY Spice Kits - The trend towards consumers seeking out DIY at-home meal kits presents an opportunity for companies in the restaurant industry to create and market customizable spice blends and hot sauce kits that allow consumers to replicate their favorite restaurant meals at home.
3. Gourmet Hot Sauce Subscription Boxes - The trend towards subscription boxes presents an opportunity for companies in the hot sauce industry to create monthly subscription boxes featuring new and innovative, locally-sourced, and highly specialized hot sauce products.
Industry Implications
1. Restaurant Industry - The launch of this hot sauce collection by the restaurant chain Nine Mile presents an innovation opportunity for other restaurants to capitalize on their signature and popular dishes, by creating DIY at-home meal kits for their customers to enjoy.
2. Food Retail Industry - The trend towards locally sourced and artisanal products presents an innovation opportunity for big-box grocery stores to offer customers specialized hot sauce products by partnering with local hot sauce companies.
3. Monthly Subscription Box Services - The subscription box industry presents an innovation opportunity for companies in the hot sauce industry to partner with other complementary brands and thereby offer consumers an enhanced, full-service experience with their hot sauce subscription box.
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