The Kroger Co. launched its 'Private Selection Poutine Poppers.' These poppers are sold in 320 gram boxes of 16 poppers in a ready-to-bake format. Customers must simply place the poppers in an oven, microwave, or pan, and have a delicious snack in minutes.
These Poutine Poppers are breaded cheese curds with various added ingredients to make the snack taste more like a poutine. This includes crushed potato chips, wheat crumbs, brown sugar, tomato paste, shredded potatoes, and more. Poutine Poppers are a modern, bite-sized rendition of a classic French dish, the poutine. This bite-sized format makes it easy to enjoy the food as a quick snack rather than a full meal. Additionally, the breaded and fried crust transforms the poutine into a delicious comfort food for children and adults alike.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Ready-to-bake Snacks
- Opportunity for packaging and marketing other international snack foods to provide consumers with a new take on familiar flavors.
- Bite-sized Comfort Foods
- Incorporating unique and innovative ingredients into the snack industry to create new ways to enjoy timeless comfort foods.
- Breaded Cheese Variations
- Investment into cheese technology and customization to create new taste experiences and differentiation in the food industry.
Where This Applies
- Food Manufacturing
- The food manufacturing industry can explore incorporating comfort foods into bite-sized or ready-to-bake formats to offer customers a more convenient and enjoyable experience.
- Snack Foods
- Snack food companies can look to introduce new products using unique ingredients to breathe new life into old favorites for their customers.
- Dairy Manufacturing
- Dairy companies can invest in creating new and innovative cheese variations with breaded coatings to produce new types of snacks that capitalize on popular flavors and textures.
