US Foods Fall Scoop Product Lineup Targets Operator Pain Points
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) has launched its Fall 2024 Scoop™, featuring 24 new on-trend products designed to help operators reduce costs and differentiate their menus. The new lineup, themed 'Bar and Grill and Beyond,' addresses operator concerns about rising labor and food costs while attracting new customers. 10 products are part of the company's 'Serve You' portfolio, offering plant-forward, gluten-free certified, or clean ingredient options. Highlights include:
1. Chef's Line® All-Natural Cuban-Inspired Ropa Vieja
2. Chef's Line® All Natural Smoked Pork Butt
3. Chef's Line® Battered Ricotta and Mascarpone Filled Zucchini Blossoms
4. Cross Valley Farms® Hibiscus Infused Fruit Blend
5. del Pasado® Shredded Mexican-Style Three Cheese Blend
6. Devonshire® Cookie Butter Banana Pie
These products aim to save labor time, offer versatility, and cater to evolving diner preferences.
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) ha lanciato il suo Fall 2024 Scoop™, che presenta 24 nuovi prodotti all'avanguardia progettati per aiutare gli operatori a ridurre i costi e a differenziare i loro menu. La nuova linea, a tema 'Bar e Grill e oltre', affronta le preoccupazioni degli operatori riguardo all'aumento dei costi del lavoro e degli alimenti, attirando al contempo nuovi clienti. 10 prodotti fanno parte del portafoglio 'Serve You' dell'azienda, offrendo opzioni a base vegetale, certificate senza glutine o con ingredienti puliti. I punti salienti includono:
1. Chef's Line® Ropa Vieja Cubana Naturale
2. Chef's Line® Spalla di Maiale Affumicata Naturale
3. Chef's Line® Fiori di Zucchini Ripieni di Ricotta e Mascarpone in Pastella
4. Cross Valley Farms® Miscela di Frutta Infusa all'Ibisco
5. del Pasado® Miscela di Formaggi Messicani Grattugiati
6. Devonshire® Crostata di Banana e Burro di Biscotti
Questi prodotti mirano a risparmiare tempo di lavoro, offrire versatilità e soddisfare le preferenze in evoluzione dei commensali.
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) ha lanzado su Fall 2024 Scoop™, que presenta 24 nuevos productos de tendencia diseñados para ayudar a los operadores a reducir costos y diferenciar sus menús. La nueva línea, con el tema 'Bar y Grill y más', aborda las preocupaciones de los operadores sobre el aumento de los costos laborales y de alimentos mientras atrae a nuevos clientes. 10 productos son parte del portafolio 'Serve You' de la compañía, ofreciendo opciones a base de plantas, certificadas sin gluten o con ingredientes limpios. Los aspectos destacados incluyen:
1. Chef's Line® Ropa Vieja Cubana Natural
2. Chef's Line® Espalda de Cerdo Ahumada Natural
3. Chef's Line® Flores de Calabacín Rellenas de Ricotta y Mascarpone en Tempura
4. Cross Valley Farms® Mezcla de Frutas Infusionadas con Hibisco
5. del Pasado® Mezcla de Tres Quesos Estilo Mexicano Desmenuzado
6. Devonshire® Pastel de Plátano y Mantequilla de Galletas
Estos productos buscan ahorrar tiempo de trabajo, ofrecer versatilidad y atender las preferencias cambiantes de los comensales.
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD)가 가을 2024 Scoop™을 출시했습니다. 이 제품에는 운영자가 비용을 줄이고 메뉴를 차별화하는 데 도움이 되는 24개의 새로운 트렌드 제품이 포함되어 있습니다. 'Bar and Grill and Beyond' 주제로 구성된 새 제품 라인은 상승하는 인건비 및 식품 비용에 대한 운영자의 우려를 해결하면서 새로운 고객을 유치합니다. 10개의 제품은 회사의 'Serve You' 포트폴리오의 일부로, 식물 기반, 글루텐 프리 인증, 또는 깨끗한 재료 선택지를 제공합니다. 주요 내용은 다음과 같습니다:
1. Chef's Line® 천연 쿠바식 로파 비에하
2. Chef's Line® 천연 훈제 돼지고기
3. Chef's Line® 리코타와 마스카포네가 들어간 튀김 호박꽃
4. Cross Valley Farms® 히비스커스 infused 과일 혼합물
5. del Pasado® 멕시코 스타일 세 가지 치즈 혼합물
6. Devonshire® 쿠키 버터 바나나 파이
이 제품들은 노동 시간을 절약하고 다양성을 제공하며 진화하는 식사 선호도를 충족시키는 것을 목표로 합니다.
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) a lancé son Fall 2024 Scoop™, présentant 24 nouveaux produits tendance conçus pour aider les opérateurs à réduire les coûts et à différencier leurs menus. La nouvelle gamme, sur le thème 'Bar et Grill et au-delà', répond aux préoccupations des opérateurs concernant l'augmentation des coûts de la main-d'œuvre et des aliments tout en attirant de nouveaux clients. 10 produits font partie du portefeuille 'Serve You' de l'entreprise, offrant des options à base de plantes, certifiées sans gluten ou avec des ingrédients sains. Les points forts incluent :
1. Chef's Line® Ropa Vieja inspirée de la cuisine cubaine naturelle
2. Chef's Line® Épaule de porc fumée naturelle
3. Chef's Line® Fleurs de courgettes frites garnies de ricotta et de mascarpone
4. Cross Valley Farms® Mélange de fruits infusé à l'hibiscus
5. del Pasado® Mélange de trois fromages à la mexicaine râpé
6. Devonshire® Tarte à la banane et au beurre de biscuits
Ces produits visent à faire gagner du temps de travail, à offrir de la polyvalence et à répondre aux préférences évolutives des dîners.
US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) hat seinen Fall 2024 Scoop™ lanciert, der 24 neue Trendprodukte umfasst, die darauf abzielen, den Betreibern zu helfen, Kosten zu senken und ihre Menüs zu differenzieren. Die neue Produktlinie mit dem Thema 'Bar und Grill und mehr' spricht die Bedenken der Betreiber hinsichtlich steigender Arbeits- und Lebensmittelkosten an und zieht gleichzeitig neue Kunden an. 10 Produkte sind Teil des 'Serve You' Portfolios des Unternehmens und bieten pflanzenbasierte, glutenfreie oder reine Zutatenoptionen. Zu den Highlights gehören:
1. Chef's Line® All-Natural Kubanisch inspirierte Ropa Vieja
2. Chef's Line® All-Natural Geräucherte Schweineschulter
3. Chef's Line® Panierte Zucchiniblüten gefüllt mit Ricotta und Mascarpone
4. Cross Valley Farms® Mit Hibiskus angereicherte Früchte-Mischung
5. del Pasado® Mexikanische Drei-Käse-Mischung
6. Devonshire® Bananenkuchen mit Keksbutter
Diese Produkte zielen darauf ab, Arbeitszeit zu sparen, Vielseitigkeit zu bieten und den sich entwickelnden Bedürfnissen der Gäste gerecht zu werden.
- Launch of 24 new on-trend products designed to reduce costs and increase menu differentiation
- 10 products in the Fall Scoop are part of the 'Serve You' portfolio, catering to evolving diner preferences
- New products offer labor savings, with some items saving up to 60 minutes per case compared to scratch preparation
- Introduction of versatile products that can be used across various restaurant types and menu items
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Insights
US Foods' Fall 2024 Scoop launch demonstrates a strategic focus on addressing key operator challenges while catering to evolving consumer preferences. The introduction of 24 new products, including 10 items from the "Serve You" portfolio, showcases the company's commitment to innovation and market responsiveness.
Notably, the product lineup targets labor cost reduction and menu differentiation, two critical pain points for operators. For instance, the Chef's Line® All-Natural Cuban-Inspired Ropa Vieja offers over an hour of labor savings per case, while the Smoked Pork Butt provides a quality BBQ option without the need for specialized equipment.
The inclusion of on-trend items like the Hibiscus Infused Fruit Blend and Cookie Butter Banana Pie aligns with projected menu growth trends, potentially boosting customer appeal. Overall, this product launch appears well-positioned to support operators in managing costs while enhancing menu offerings.
US Foods' Fall 2024 Scoop launch reflects a keen understanding of market dynamics and operator needs. The focus on labor-saving products addresses the ongoing challenge of rising labor costs in the foodservice industry. By offering pre-prepared, versatile items, US Foods is positioning itself as a valuable partner for operators looking to streamline operations.
The inclusion of plant-forward, gluten-free and clean label options in the "Serve You" portfolio demonstrates responsiveness to growing consumer demand for healthier and more transparent food options. This aligns with broader industry trends and could help operators attract health-conscious diners.
The emphasis on authentic, globally-inspired flavors, such as the Cuban-Inspired Ropa Vieja and Mexican-Style Cheese Blend, caters to the increasing consumer interest in diverse culinary experiences. This strategy could help US Foods' customers differentiate their menus in a competitive market.
Company Product Development Experts Bring 24 New Products to Operators That Reduce Costs and Increase Menu Differentiation
US Foods Fall 2024 Scoop Magazine (Photo: Business Wire)
As operators remain concerned about rising labor and food costs and attracting new customers, the new Fall Scoop products help operators differentiate their menu with items that help address inventory, labor and time management costs. The products are also highly versatile across a variety of restaurant types from bar and grill to other casual dining concepts and beyond. In addition, 10 products in the Fall Scoop launch are part of the company’s “Serve You” product portfolio that features more than 3,300 US Foods Exclusive Brands products that offer plant-forward, gluten-free certified or clean ingredient labels with no ingredients on the US Foods Unpronounceables List®1, continuing its commitment to create Scoop products that cater to evolving diner and lifestyle preferences.
“Our product development team takes great pride in creating innovative, high-quality Exclusive Brands products that appeal to today’s diners and can address a variety of operator challenges, which is at the heart of our Scoop product innovation mission,” said Stacey Kinkaid, vice president of product development and innovation for US Foods. “Collectively, our team brings more than 400 years of product development, institutional knowledge and first-hand experience within the restaurant industry to our product development process. They understand the ins and outs of a busy food service kitchen and the evolving trends shaping diner preferences to create the right products at the right time to help our operators Make It.”
The new Fall Scoop lineup is a culmination of research and development, customer testing and experimentation by US Foods’ in-house product development experts to introduce on-trend and solution-oriented products to operators. Product highlights include:
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Chef’s Line® All-Natural 2 Cuban-Inspired Ropa Vieja: US Foods Product Developer and Chef Amy Bracco, with consultative support from Center of the Plate Specialist and Chef Frankie Ruiz, a Cuban cuisine aficionado, created an authentic yet approachable product, with cost and back-of-house labor savings in mind. The team started with a cost-efficient cut of beef that delivers on the texture and authentic “rope-like” strands expected with ropa vieja and added red peppers, onions, diced tomatoes, green olives, garlic, salt and pepper, bay leaf and cumin to bring the national dish of
Cuba to operators. This product is sous-vide-cooked for nine hours to save the operator more than an hour of labor savings per case versus making from scratch and ensures the flavors of each ingredient are infused into the beef. The item contains no ingredients found on the US Foods Unpronounceables List®1.
- Chef’s Line® All Natural 2 Smoked Pork Butt: Smoked proteins require the right expertise, equipment and time – something independent operators and their staff may not have. After more than 20 years in the food industry, with a decade specializing in barbeque Chef and US Foods Product Developer Ryan Udvett, leveraged his expertise to develop a hickory hardwood smoked product that enables operators to serve a savory barbeque product without a smoker. Seasoned with sea salt, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika and brown sugar, the product comes fully cooked after being smoked for more than 14 hours and packed in a boil-in-bag for easy prep that will save the operator 40 minutes of labor per case versus making from scratch. This product is part of the US Foods Serve You portfolio and contains no ingredients found on the US Foods Unpronounceables List®1.
- Chef’s Line® Battered Ricotta and Mascarpone Filled Zucchini Blossoms: Keeping to US Foods promise of authenticity, these zucchini blossoms are a classic Italian dish and supplied from their home country. Product developer Amy Bracco saw an opportunity for restaurants to extend the seasonality of these delicacies by sourcing zucchini blossoms grown year-round from Italian farms, which are then hand-filled with an all-cheese blend of Italian ricotta and mascarpone cheeses and then hand-battered. This item can save an operator 60 minutes of labor savings per case versus creating from scratch and contains no ingredients found on the US Foods Unpronounceables List®1.
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Cross Valley Farms® Hibiscus Infused Fruit Blend: Armed with the insight that hibiscus is projected to grow on menus by
35% in the next four years 3, product developer and Chef, Eric Clark, who spent years teaching culinary arts before joining US Foods, sought to create a modernized and versatile fruit blend. Inspired by the appearance of sangria, the ready-to-use blend combines diced apples, pineapples, oranges and mangoes in a hibiscus infusion, creating an easy-to-use ingredient that will save the operator 50 minutes of labor per case versus creating from scratch. The highly versatile item can be used as an ingredient in a signature chutney or compote, a colorful spin on fruit salsas, or behind the bar within a signature mocktail or cocktail or as a fruity addition to teas.
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del Pasado® Shredded Mexican-Style Three Cheese Blend: After a string of customer visits, US Foods Product Developer and Chef, Jeremy DeRango, realized that many Mexican restaurants were using less expensive, inauthentic cheeses in their dishes because of the high price and availability of shredded Mexican cheese. As a result, Jeremy combined three Mexican-style cheeses – Asadero, Menonita and
Oaxaca – to create an accessible, cost-efficient, easy-to-use, authentic Mexican-style cheese blend. The highly versatile product can be used across various Mexican dishes.
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Devonshire® Cookie Butter Banana Pie: A modern twist on a British classic, US Foods product developer Maria Zannis created a dessert inspired by her favorite Banoffee pie, combined with the widely popular cookie butter, which is projected to grow on menus by
63% in the next four years 3. The ready-to-use pie includes layers of cookie butter crust, naturally flavored banana cheesecake made with bananas, cookie butter mousse, naturally flavored vanilla whipped cream with ground vanilla beans and chocolate-covered toffee bits. It is pre-sliced and can save the operator 60 minutes of labor per case versus creating the pie from scratch.
To view all the new products featured in Fall Scoop, visit the company’s Scoop webpage at usfoods.com/fallscoop.
1Processing aids and potential cross-contact during production are not in the scope of this program.
2 No artificial ingredients, minimally processed.
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About US Foods
With a promise to help its customers Make It, US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 250,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With more than 70 broadline locations and approximately 90 cash and carry stores, US Foods and its 30,000 associates provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in
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