Supermarket Perimeter - December 2022 - 46

Produce
Salad
kits
BY ANDY NELSON
WITH CONVENIENCE, FRESHNESS AND HEALTH BECOMING EVER
MORE IMPORTANT TO CONSUMERS, salad kits, which check all three
boxes, continue to enjoy surging demand, with new products on the
horizon all the time.
In the past year, Irwindale, Calif.-based Bonduelle Fresh Americas has
relaunched its salad kits under the Ready Pac Bistro brand, with new
packaging that strongly identifies the brand's flavors and links them
visually to its popular Ready Pac Bistro salad bowls, said Sharon Valle,
Bonduelle's senior manager of corporate communications.
New labeling on the front of Ready Pac Bistro kits includes vitamin
content and other nutritional information, she added.
The company has also recently added two new kits to its lineup:
* Homestyle Bacon Ranch Chopped Salad, which combines uncured
bacon, crispy fried onions and bacon flavored crouton crumbles with
nutrient-dense vegetables for a smoky yet satisfying salad.
* Fresh Mex Chopped Salad, which brings together the best of
signature Baja California flavors. With crispy tortilla strips, spicy red
pepper and jalapeno crisps and a spicy avocado dressing, this kit
combines deliciously spicy notes with crunchy vegetables topped
with creamy Cotija cheese crumbles.
Top performers for the company include Kale Cranberry Pecan
Crunch Chopped Kit and Asian Chopped Salad Kit.
" Kale Cranberry Pecan Crunch is a flagship Ready Pac Bistro salad kit,
full of great ingredients and flavor, and has remained a top performer
for us through the years, " Valle said.
Salad kits are a $1.9 billion dollar category in the U.S., up 9% vs. last
year. Valle said consumers continue to look for fresh, delicious and
healthy meal solutions that don't require extra prep work, and the
convenience of salad kits fits that need perfectly.
" We have also seen this business grow as inflation continues to push
consumers to stretch their dollars further, " she said. " Consumers are
really looking for new flavors and ingredients, and health and wellness
trends continue to be important in the salad kit category. We actively
engage with our consumers and suppliers to best understand these
trends in developing new salad kits to meet consumer needs. "
New for '23
Gonzales, Calif.-based Misionero
showcased two new packaged salad
kits at the International Fresh Produce
Association's (IFPA) inaugural Global
Produce & Floral Show in Orlando Oct.
27 - 29.
Both the Buttery Simple Salad kit and a
Miso Caesar Simple Salad kit will be on retail
shelves in 2023.
" Developed with satisfaction in mind, "
according to Misionero, the Buttery Simple
Salad kit includes chopped butter lettuce,
ranch vinaigrette, croissant croutons, and
shredded parmesan cheese.
The Miso Caesar Simple Salad kit includes a blend of romaine
and cabbage, Miso Caesar dressing, garlic ginger wonton strips, and
shredded parmesan cheese.
" We've been working on these packaged salad kits for quite some
time, " said Nicole Zapata, Misionero's marketing director. " We believe
consumers shouldn't have to give up restaurant-style foods when they
choose to eat at home. With this thought in mind, we developed two
high-quality, restaurant-level salad kits to be served as a delicious side
dish or topped with a protein for a complete meal. "
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