US Foods Spring Scoop Introduces Great Tasting Menu Solutions Aimed at Trending Dietary and Lifestyle Preferences
18 März 2024 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Lineup Highlights New Products Within the
Company’s Growing “Serve You” Portfolio Featuring Plant-Forward,
Gluten-Free Certified and Clean Ingredient Label Offerings
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) – one of America’s leading
food service distributors – announced today the launch of its
Spring 2024 Scoop™. Themed “Get to Know Serve You,” the issue
highlights products under the company’s newly branded “Serve You”
portfolio featuring more than 1,700 US Foods Exclusive Brands
products that offer plant-forward, gluten-free certified or clean
ingredient labels with no ingredients on the US Foods
Unpronounceables List®1.
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“Given evolving dietary and lifestyle preferences, it’s more
important than ever for operators to appeal to a variety of diner
desires, but the challenge is that there is no one-size-fits-all
solution,” said Stacey Kinkaid, vice president of product
development and innovation for US Foods. “With Spring Scoop, we’ve
delivered a variety of on-trend, high-quality products that can
meet specific preferences, while also appealing to all diners
regardless of their dietary or lifestyle choices. Most importantly,
all products help save operators back-of-house labor and are highly
versatile without sacrificing flavor.”
US Foods “Serve You” products appeal to diners who want more
personalization given their dietary and lifestyle preferences are
great tasting and can work across a variety of menu options. As
aligned with the company’s Scoop commitment, the items are
developed with operator needs in mind and offer menu versatility
and labor savings of between 30-90 minutes per case as compared to
making them from scratch.
Plant-Forward: Plant-forward products on the menu are
expected to grow by more than 517% over the next four years2 as
more vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diners seek expanded dining
options. To support this need, Spring Scoop highlights several new
plant-forward products, including:
- Molly’s Kitchen® Plant-Based3 Smashed Patty: With smash
burgers predicted to grow in popularity among diners by 138% over
the next four years2, US Foods is helping operators meet this
demand head-on with the company’s first plant-based3 smashed patty.
Made with pea protein, the vegan4 and gluten-free certified patty
grills up with crispy edges and is packed with the taste of a
traditional burger.
- Chef’s Line® Tempura Brussels Sprouts: This new vegan4
offering is tempura-battered and delivers the subtle earthy flavor
of the brussels sprout without masking taste or texture. With
brussels sprouts projected to grow by 47% on menus over the next 4
years2 this product is on-trend and highly versatile across the
menu.
- Molly’s Kitchen® Mexican-Style Cheese Stuffed Cigars:
This vegetarian5, chef-inspired creation builds upon three popular
appetizers – spring rolls, cheese sticks and jalapeño poppers. The
item is hand-rolled in a crispy spring roll wrapper and features
Mexican-style melting cheese, cotija cheese, cream cheese, red
pepper flakes and jalapeño pieces to give it the right hint of
heat. Cotija and Mexican-style melting cheese are projected to have
a 27% and 14% increase, respectively, on menus over the next four
years2 providing a fresh, on-trend choice for diners.
Gluten-free certified: With nearly 30% of consumers
limiting or avoiding gluten2, it is critical for operators to offer
a variety of flavorful gluten-free options that appeal to a wide
variety of diners. Spring Scoop highlights several new gluten-free
certified solutions including:
- Chef’s Line® All Natural6 Gluten-Free Breaded Chicken Breast
Fillet Raised Without Antibiotics: The fillets were made to
meet the increasing demand for breaded proteins that are both
gluten-free and raised without antibiotics. The fillets can be
baked or deep-fried, and use a breading made from a blend of rice
and yellow corn flour.
- Harbor Banks® Gluten-Free Breaded Alaska Sole: This
Marine Stewardship Council Certified Wild-Caught Alaska sole has a
crunchy and light gluten-free coating made from an innovative
combination of amaranth, quinoa, chia seeds, rice flour and navy
bean flour. The fresh scent of herbs, combined with the savory
flavors of garlic, salt and pepper, is mild enough to allow
operators to easily customize this dish.
Clean ingredient labels: Seventy-eight percent of
consumers find clean label products appealing. The company’s
Unpronounceables List®1 initiative offers products with ingredient
profiles that do not contain certain ingredients, such as
artificial flavors and artificial (FD&C) colors, hydrogenated
oils, high-fructose corn syrup or added MSG.
- Chef’s Line® Pinsa Crust: This crust has been perfected
through several years of product development at US Foods. Made with
simple ingredients, such as wheat flour, rice flour and extra
virgin olive oil, each crust is cold fermented for 24 hours then
hand-stretched and hand-pressed for a back-of-house appearance.
It’s light and crispy, but holds up to being loaded with toppings,
perfect for all sweet and savory pizza applications.
- Metro Deli® Kettle Cooked Potato Chips: Back by popular
demand and with the same great taste, these gluten-free certified
kettle cooked potato chips offer a clean label profile with no
ingredients on the US Foods Unpronounceables List®1 and come
seasoned with one of three iconic chip flavors – sweet and sassy
Hickory Barbeque, classic Original with Sea Salt and
mouth-puckering Sea Salt and Vinegar.
To view all the new products featured in Spring Scoop, visit the
company’s Scoop webpage at usfoods.com/springscoop.
1Processing aids and potential cross-contact during production
are not in the scope of this program. 2Datassential 3Made with
ingredients derived from plants, fungi and algae: no animal-derived
ingredients. Reasonable efforts to avoid cross-contact with
animal-based ingredients. 4No ingredients of animal origin.
Reasonable efforts to avoid cross-contact with animal-based
ingredients. 5Milk, eggs, honey and beeswax permitted; no other
ingredients of animal origin. Reasonable efforts to avoid
cross-contact with animal-based ingredients. 6No artificial
ingredients, minimally processed.
About US Foods
With a promise to help its customers Make It, US Foods is one of
America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice
distributor, partnering with approximately 250,000 restaurants and
foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With more
than 70 broadline locations and approximately 90 cash and carry
stores, US Foods and its 30,000 associates provides its customers
with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite
of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is
headquartered in Rosemont, Ill. Visit www.usfoods.com to learn
more.
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