10 Things You Should Know: December Edition
December 22, 2020
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Trader Joe’s released a new holiday liqueur, Gingerbread Cream Liqueur. This beverage can be consumed warm or over ice and contains a neutral grain spirit, real cream, gingerbread flavoring, and sugar. The alcohol content is 14.7% in this liqueur and is being sold for $7.99. | Trader Joes
Bay State Milling launched a new high-fiber flour called Flourish. With baking trending due to the holidays and as a result from the pandemic, the company wanted their flour to have a functional edge, fiber. This all-purpose flour is made with high-amylose wheat and has five times more fiber than regular flour. | Food Dive
Pillsbury created Limited-Edition Hot Cocoa Rolls that are being sold at Aldi. These rolls are packaged like ready-to-bake cinnamon rolls but with chocolate instead of cinnamon. Each tube cost around $4 and comes with marshmallows frosting to top the chocolate pastry. | Delish
According to data from Second Measure, online meat services are booming due to the pandemic. Omaha Steaks saw sales online sales surge by 68% and Crowd Cow’s online membership grew by 98% in April. In addition, to capitalize on the high demand, Sam’s Club is now shipping steaks and grass-fed beef across the nation. | Grocery Dive
Bud Light released a new Ugly Sweater Pack that includes three exclusive holiday flavors. The three new seltzer flavors are Gingersnap, Peppermint Pattie, and Apple Crisp flavors. The ugly sweater 12-pack includes 12-ounce slim cans, 100 calories and 5% alcohol in each can. | Thrillist
Cheerios is out with a new limited-edition flavor, Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios. This product mixes brown chocolate flavored pieces and pink strawberry flavored pieces into one bowl. It is described to be more chocolaty than strawberry and can be found at Walmart, Meijer, Target and other retailers. | All Recipes
According to Mintel, miso is growing on menus in the US by 29% over the last three years and it is being used in many different ways. Known to be a kitchen staple in Japan, miso is a fermented soybean mixed with fungus, salt and rice or barley. Miso is being positioned as a flavor booster in chips, sauces, soups, plant-based meats & dairy alternatives. | Mintel
Walmart is now selling a Twinkies Holiday Baking Kit that creates a 32-ounce Twinkie for the holidays. Hostess created a party-size Twinkie baking kit that includes cake mix, cream filling mix, a baking pan, and instructions for $15. | Today
Pepsi will be releasing a new winter flavor of soda, ‘Cocoa’ Cola. This new product will be a mix of hot chocolate and cola and is advertised as “a delicious blend of cocoa (and a hint of marshmallow) mixed with Pepsi”. | Food & Wine
Krispy Kreme® introduces a new doughnut for the holiday season, the Gingerbread Glazed Doughnut. This doughnut is made with spiced gingerbread dough, filled with their cheesecake Kreme, and covered in a gingerbread molasses glaze. | Business Wire
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1. Gingerbread Cream Liqueur
Trader Joe’s released a new holiday liqueur, Gingerbread Cream Liqueur. This beverage can be consumed warm or over ice and contains a neutral grain spirit, real cream, gingerbread flavoring, and sugar. The alcohol content is 14.7% in this liqueur and is being sold for $7.99. | Trader Joes
2. High-fiber Flour
Bay State Milling launched a new high-fiber flour called Flourish. With baking trending due to the holidays and as a result from the pandemic, the company wanted their flour to have a functional edge, fiber. This all-purpose flour is made with high-amylose wheat and has five times more fiber than regular flour. | Food Dive
3. Hot Cocoa Rolls
Pillsbury created Limited-Edition Hot Cocoa Rolls that are being sold at Aldi. These rolls are packaged like ready-to-bake cinnamon rolls but with chocolate instead of cinnamon. Each tube cost around $4 and comes with marshmallows frosting to top the chocolate pastry. | Delish
4. Online Meat Service Boom
According to data from Second Measure, online meat services are booming due to the pandemic. Omaha Steaks saw sales online sales surge by 68% and Crowd Cow’s online membership grew by 98% in April. In addition, to capitalize on the high demand, Sam’s Club is now shipping steaks and grass-fed beef across the nation. | Grocery Dive
5. Bud Light’s Holiday Seltzer
Bud Light released a new Ugly Sweater Pack that includes three exclusive holiday flavors. The three new seltzer flavors are Gingersnap, Peppermint Pattie, and Apple Crisp flavors. The ugly sweater 12-pack includes 12-ounce slim cans, 100 calories and 5% alcohol in each can. | Thrillist
6. Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios
Cheerios is out with a new limited-edition flavor, Chocolate Strawberry Cheerios. This product mixes brown chocolate flavored pieces and pink strawberry flavored pieces into one bowl. It is described to be more chocolaty than strawberry and can be found at Walmart, Meijer, Target and other retailers. | All Recipes
7. Miso as an Ingredient
According to Mintel, miso is growing on menus in the US by 29% over the last three years and it is being used in many different ways. Known to be a kitchen staple in Japan, miso is a fermented soybean mixed with fungus, salt and rice or barley. Miso is being positioned as a flavor booster in chips, sauces, soups, plant-based meats & dairy alternatives. | Mintel
8. Twinkies Baking Kit
Walmart is now selling a Twinkies Holiday Baking Kit that creates a 32-ounce Twinkie for the holidays. Hostess created a party-size Twinkie baking kit that includes cake mix, cream filling mix, a baking pan, and instructions for $15. | Today
9. ‘Cocoa’ Cola
Pepsi will be releasing a new winter flavor of soda, ‘Cocoa’ Cola. This new product will be a mix of hot chocolate and cola and is advertised as “a delicious blend of cocoa (and a hint of marshmallow) mixed with Pepsi”. | Food & Wine
10. Gingerbread Doughnut
Krispy Kreme® introduces a new doughnut for the holiday season, the Gingerbread Glazed Doughnut. This doughnut is made with spiced gingerbread dough, filled with their cheesecake Kreme, and covered in a gingerbread molasses glaze. | Business Wire
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Let FONA’s market insight and research experts get to work for you. Translate these trends into bold new ideas for your brand. Increase market share and get to your “what’s next.” Our technical flavor and product development experts are also at your service to help meet the labeling and flavor profile needs for your products to capitalize on this consumer trend. Let’s mesh the complexities of flavor with your brand development, technical requirements and regulatory needs to deliver a complete taste solution. From concept to manufacturing, we’re here for you — every step of the way.
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