At this year’s Dairy-Deli-Bake in Atlanta, several products on the show floor hit on hot consumer trends, from added protein to special diets to “clean” labels.
Hummus Plus with chicken appeared in the New Product Showcase.
Stringing along
Burnett Dairy showed off its new string cheese with added meat in flavors like hot pepper beef and pepperoni pizza.
Fit for a cave man
Reser’s Fine Foods’ Stonemill Kitchens hopped on the paleo trend with its dairy-free cashew dips.
Doing more with less
Many bakery products, like these Danishes from J. Skinner, touted their lack of trans fats.
Restaurant quality
Available now in limited markets, Panera Bread’s frozen, ready-to-warm breads come in five varieties.
Breaking the mold
Monsters and ghouls marked another theme at many of this year’s booths. Nordic Ware, inventor of the Bundt pan, debuted large and mini skull molds for baking.
Little monsters
Satin Ice demonstrated how to use its rolled fondant to create monster cakes.
Haunted house
Create A Treat showed gingerbread houses aren’t just for Christmas.