Van Diermen makes a range of high-quality cream pastries in sweet flavors and it is now venturing into the creation of savory pastry bites with the introduction of its all-new 'Choux Bites.'
Presented at SIAL 2018, the Choux Bites savory puffs are prepared in refined flavors like Chili Cheese and Black Pepper/Cheese. These pastry puffs are sold frozen and have the potential to be enjoyed as starters or snacks, served either hot or cold.
Busy Millennials and aging Baby Boomers with decreasing appetites are driving the demand for single-serve handheld snacks and mini-meals, which they prefer over large food portions that will create leftovers. Like many other bite-sized snacks, these savory pastry products have the potential to be enjoyed at one's leisure at home or packaged for convenient on-the-go eating.
What's Driving This Trend
- Savory Pastry Bites
- The trend of single-serve handheld snacks and mini-meals is driving the demand for bite-sized savory pastry products.
- Frozen Food Innovation
- The introduction of frozen savory puffs like Chili Cheese and Black Pepper/Cheese presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the frozen food industry.
- Convenient On-the-go Eating
- Savory pastry bites can be packaged for convenient on-the-go eating, a trend driven by busy millennials and aging baby boomers.
Who This Affects Most
- Frozen Food
- The introduction of frozen savory puffs like Chili Cheese and Black Pepper/Cheese presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the frozen food industry.
- Snack Foods
- The trend of single-serve handheld snacks and mini-meals is driving the demand for bite-sized savory pastry products in the snack food industry.
- Convenience Foods
- Savory pastry bites can be packaged for convenient on-the-go eating, presenting an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the convenience food industry.
