SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: Bacon Trends + Technology - March 2023 - 28

BACON BUSINESS NEWS
GODSHALL'S LAUNCHES
CANADIAN TURKEY BACON
Godshall's is debuting its latest bacon
innovation, All-Natural Uncured
Canadian Turkey Bacon, at Sam's Club
locations nationwide.
" To date, Canadian Turkey Bacon
has been a niche subcategory, with
only Godshall's and one other company
producing it, " said Francis Yupangco,
Godshall's executive director of marketing.
" The launch into Sam's Club will
be the first time that Canadian Turkey
Bacon is available nationwide. With
Godshall's being the third-largest turkey
bacon brand in America, we anticipate
that this new product will become an
instant hit with consumers looking for a
delicious and hearty bacon alternative. "
Godshall's All-Natural Uncured
Canadian Turkey Bacon comes thick cut
and made from US-produced turkeys.
Featuring a real wood smoked flavor
from a blend of hickory and applewood,
the bacon is gluten-free and contains no
MSG or nitrates, Godshall's said.
marketing director at Sigma US. " With
the marinating and then smoking process,
we are delivering more flavor than
consumers ever thought possible. "
The bacon product is marinated
and smoked and comes in two flavor
options, Ultimate Bacon and Smoky
Applewood. McCormick said Ultimate
Bacon delivers on the classic flavor with
" even more bacon flavor for all the bacon
lovers out there. " Smoky Applewood
combines the flavors of a sweet, smoky
blend of chili pepper, garlic and applewood
smoke.
New McCormick Grill Mates Marinated
Bacon is now available to grocery
distributors and national chains across
the United States for shelf inclusion.
said Mackenzie Gibson, vice president
of Culinary & Menu Innovation at Sonic.
" When crafting this cheeseburger, our
culinary team created a steak-seasoned
butter that's melted on the burger patty
itself with a mixture of garlic, black pepper,
red pepper and dill, resulting in an
indulgent cheeseburger you can't find at
other quick-service restaurants. "
NORTH COUNTRY SMOKEHOUSE
PARTNERS WITH UBER EATS
SONIC BRINGS STEAKHOUSE
FLAVOR TO THE MENU
From October to December 2022, Sonic
Drive-In offered the new Steak Butter
Bacon Cheeseburger to app users and at
nationwide restaurant locations.
The quick-service restaurant said
that the limited-time offering was the
type of decadent burger expected to be
found in a steakhouse.
MCCORMICK LAUNCHES
MARINATED, SMOKED BACON
McCormick Grill Mates in partnership
with Sigma US is releasing its latest
bacon creation, McCormick Grill Mates
Marinated Bacon.
" Marinating has been bringing more
flavor to steak, chicken and pork for
years, so it made great sense to do
the same with bacon, " said Jeff Gaunt,
28
Steakhouses often use generous
amounts of seasoned butter to impart
flavor. Sonic's new Steak Butter Bacon
Cheeseburger features a 100% pure
beef patty, with steakhouse seasoninginfused
butter, two slices of American
cheese, bacon, grilled onions, mayo and
served on a toasted bakery bun.
" Sonic is known for our ongoing menu
innovation and totally craveable cheeseburger
offerings, and the new Steak
Butter Bacon Cheeseburger brings all
of the elevated flavor you'd expect from
an upscale steakhouse to the drive-in, "
2023 BACON TRENDS + TECHNOLOGY MEAT+POULTRY
Claremont, NH-based North Country
Smokehouse (NCS), a subsidiary of
duBreton, announced a new partnership
with Uber Eats. The smoked meats
company plans to offer six product collections
exclusively available to Uber
Eats customers.
" We have a loyal following, and
our customers love having access to
specialty products they can't find on
the retail shelf, " Alicia Baker, director
of
marketing
at
North
Country
Smokehouse, said about the collections.
" Uber Eats curated some really amazing
collections for their customers, and
they've performed well so far. "
Uber Eats operates in more than
6,000 cities across 45 countries. The
company's latest endeavor allows consumers
to order direct-to-home deliveries
with guaranteed free shipping from
premium brands nationwide.
In December 2022, Uber Eats reached
out to North Country Smokehouse looking
to establish the family owned firm's
clean-label line of smoked meats as an
exclusive pork offering.
" We were quick to commit, " Baker
commented on Uber Eats' proposal.
" We announced the partnership the
very same month, just two days after
Godshall's, McCormick, Sonic,Uber Eats
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