# Convenient Sauce Starter Kits The Tillamook Sauce Starter Spicy Queso Sauce is Quick and Easy By Jana Pijak | Published 2020-08-06 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sauce-starter References: [specialtyfood](https://www.specialtyfood.com/products/product/33938/tillamook-sauce-starter-spicy-queso-sauce/) The [Tillamook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tillamook) Sauce [Starter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wine-chips-1) Spicy Queso Sauce takes DIY meals to new heights while making custom sauce prep quick and easy. The sauce starter kit is infused with a trio of cheese ingredients including "big farmstyle cut Medium Cheddar, Pepper Jack, and Habanero Jack." The cheeses are blended with spicy habanero pepper and garlic seasoning, requiring users to simply mix and melt the sauce before it is ready to enjoy. Best served alongside nacho chips, tacos and more, the Tillamook Sauce Starter Spicy Queso Sauce takes the guess work out of creating a restaurant style dip at home. With more consumers prepping DIY food at home -- a result of the ongoing COVID-[19](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/artgrade) pandemic and social distancing efforts -- brands are offering beginner-friendly stir-in sauce products that fuse convenience with great taste. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 34% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **DIY Food Kits:** Convenience-focused brands should explore offering more beginner-friendly stir-in sauce products to accommodate the trend of consumers prepping DIY food at home. - **Infused Flavor Kits:** Innovation opportunities include developing versatile sauce starter kits with a variety of infused and customized flavors that can be easily prepared at home. - **Restaurant-style DIY Kits:** Incorporating restaurant-style dips and sauces into DIY food kits can create an opportunity for brands to cater to consumers who want gourmet meals at home. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** Brands in the food and beverage industry should explore the trend of DIY food kits and develop more beginner-friendly stir-in sauce products that fuse convenience with great taste. - **Meal Kits:** Meal kit companies should consider developing and offering more versatile sauce starter kits with a variety of infused and customized flavors that can be easily prepared at home. - **Grocery and Retail:** Retailers should consider partnering with brands that offer quick and easy restaurant-style DIY kits of dips and sauces to attract consumers who want gourmet meals at home. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mexican-Inspired Meal Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mexicaninspired-meal-kits.md) - [Spiced Ready-to-Serve Queso Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velveeta-cheese-dip.md) - [Single-Serve Cheese Condiments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velveeta-unveils-vel2go.md) - [Homestyle Cheese-Based Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/homestyle-recipe-queso-dip.md) - [Heat-and-Eat Queso Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/queso-party-bowls.md) - [Queso-Paired Cocktail Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cinco-de-mayo-cocktail-kit.md) - [Cheesy Dairy-Free Quesos](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plantbased-queso.md) - [Concentrated Tomato Sauce Pouches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sauce-starters.md) - [Convenient Cheesy Dips](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-party-cheesy-dip.md)