The Dole Chopped! Salad Kits Tap into Japanese & Mexican Cuisine
Laura McQuarrie — November 5, 2021 — Lifestyle
References: dole & prnewswire
The newest Dole Chopped! Salad Kits lean into popular regional and global flavors to elevate mealtime with convenient and nourishing options. The three latest products to join the line of premade chopped salads tap into the demand for Japanese, Mexican and BBQ cuisine, and all without artificial colors or flavors.
There's the Dole Chopped! Teriyaki Pineapple Salad Kit, a Fiesta Lime option and an Applewood Bacon variety, each with a selection of lettuces, veggies, toppings and original dressings that are full of flavor. Fans of Japanese cuisine will enjoy ingredients like crunchy noodles, dried pineapple in the Teriyaki Pineapple Salad Kit, while the Mexican-inspired Fiesta Lime kit combines a base of green leaf lettuce, kale, green and red cabbage with carrots, green onions, corn, cheddar cheese and cilantro seasoning.
There's the Dole Chopped! Teriyaki Pineapple Salad Kit, a Fiesta Lime option and an Applewood Bacon variety, each with a selection of lettuces, veggies, toppings and original dressings that are full of flavor. Fans of Japanese cuisine will enjoy ingredients like crunchy noodles, dried pineapple in the Teriyaki Pineapple Salad Kit, while the Mexican-inspired Fiesta Lime kit combines a base of green leaf lettuce, kale, green and red cabbage with carrots, green onions, corn, cheddar cheese and cilantro seasoning.
Trend Themes
1. Regional Flavor Salad Kits - Premade salad kits incorporating elements of regional and global flavors provide a convenient and nourishing meal option and demonstrate the potential for further flavor innovation.
2. Plant-based Salad Kits - Salad kits that are vegetarian or vegan-friendly and highlight the benefits of a plant-based diet offer an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the health-focused food industry.
3. Clean Label Salad Kits - Salad kits that are free from artificial colors and flavors cater to consumers' growing demand for transparency and healthier food options, and offer potential for clean label innovation in the packaged food industry.
Industry Implications
1. Packaged Salad - Companies in the packaged salad industry can tap into the trend of globally-inspired salad kits to create new flavor offerings and satisfy consumers' hunger for convenient, healthy and flavorful meal options.
2. Vegetarian and Vegan Food - The plant-based trend in the food industry offers a valuable opportunity for companies to develop new salad kits that cater to consumers' preference for vegetarian and vegan-friendly options.
3. Clean Label Food - Manufacturers in the clean label food industry can take inspiration from the Dole Chopped! Salad Kits and create new products that meet consumer demand for transparency and healthier options, particularly in the salad kit category.
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