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Labor-Saving, Crave-Starting Flavored Dollops Are Here.
One of the casualties of the pandemic has been the lack of a labor pool to handle the wave of customers who are returning to their favorite restaurants. Instead of closed doors and food in cardboard for delivery, there are long wait times for dine-in customers while there’s not enough staff to handle the crowds. So, how do you elevate
Here Are Top Trending Breads and Butters For 2021!
Bread is back in a big way as patrons return to clubs and resorts in 2021. The ultimate comfort food, the ability to serve up artisan breads that are perfectly paired with a butter for weddings, banquets, or traditional dining is well-timed to greet the new normal. Atop bread boards or in baskets accompanied by an assortment of butters, oils
Cut Down on Food Waste and Save BIG with Individual Butter Portions
Each year, U.S. restaurants waste an estimated 22 to 33 billion pounds of food, according to a report by the environmental advocacy group National Resources and Defense Council. The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reports that by 2030, wasted food will account for approximately $1.5 trillion in lost revenue. Aside from optimizing your food costs, reducing waste is one of the
Buttering Up Consumers in Frozen Vegetables
Flavored butter dollops are an easy way to add flavor to heat and serve vegetables. Flavoring Veggies A Key to Continued Category Growth Frozen vegetables sales grew during a year of pandemic by more than 15%*. How will the $3 billion category continue its rise in a post-pandemic environment? One opportunity is to make frozen vegetables’ flavor even better with
What’s Next For Adding Upscale Flavor In 2021?
Custom Butters Are A Key Ingredient Sales of refrigerated and frozen products skyrocketed during the pandemic as consumers sought easy ways to serve up restaurant-quality meals. Maintaining sales growth in a post-pandemic environment will hinge on cravable flavor. That’s where Butterball® Farms’ custom flavored butters, sauces and dollops can add significant value. Lucia Falek leads development and quality system efforts
How Guests Will Know That You’ve Thought of Everything This Year
Booking dates and venues for 2021 are filling up as vaccinations continue and the pandemic subsides. To make events memorable (even Instagrammable), your ability to easily make guests feel that you’ve thought of everything can help multiply your business. We have an idea… delicious & creamy, shaped butters! As consumers have missed in-person dining and special events during COVID, their
Clean Label Flavored Butters Poised To Upscale CPG Food Products In 2021
If CPG food processor R&D teams have clean label foods on their priority list, don’t forget flavored butters. They represent one of the most promising opportunities for CPG brands in 2021. The healthy halo and appealing flavor of a garlic herb or a honey butter can instantly add value without compromising profitability. Flavored dollops are ideal for imparting flavor atop
What Are The Big Catch Sales Opportunities For 2021?
2020 was the year when consumers tried their hands at serving more seafood to their families and they loved it! Helping them overcome the anxiety of how to prepare seafood and a significant increase in selling prepared meals by retailers earn much of the credit. In 2020, fresh seafood sales growth outpaced fresh meat and produce in store perimeters! IRI,
Seafood. Poised Atop An Immunity-Boosting Food Mega Trend For 2021
New vaccines hold the promise of a hopeful end to COVID, but a mega trend built by the pandemic will remain. Consumer attitudes toward the benefits of functional foods have shifted from added energy and weight control to immunity-boosting. It is a significant opportunity for seafood. 85%* of consumers will continue to look for functional foods even after the pandemic
Unlocking The Secrets To Selling More Shellfish
Convenience & Flavor Are Key Yearlong They say that months that end in “r” are the best for shellfish, but convenience and flavor are never out of season for consumers. That’s why prepared meals and meal kits at retailers are driving increased sales of shellfish. Retailer Fresh Shrimp Meal w/ Scampi Butter & Fettucine Combining some cooked pasta with some
Easy Flavor Drives the Crave in Seafood’s Growth
A quick way to increase your shopper’s market basket COVID created a fresh opportunity for retailers and processors to boost sales of fresh seafood to their customers. Evidence came as a 51% increase in frozen seafood sales through May 31, 2020 but only a 26% increase in fresh. Overall, the average American shopper consumes 112 pounds of poultry and 111
Craveable, Flavorful, Pre-Portioned Butter
The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a “new normal” that has profoundly impacted consumer behaviors. According to the 2020 Food and Health Survey from the International Food Information Council (IFIC), 85% of Americans report having changed their food habits because of the coronavirus pandemic, with about 60% cooking at home more. Many Americans are busier than before the pandemic, having to
Ingredients for Many Applications
Butterball® Farms is the largest manufacturer of specialty butter products in the U.S. We are known for our extensive expertise in developing/producing specialized flavored butter, blends, butter sauces, glazes, gravies, sauces and spreads to the customer’s desired application and results. We can create ingredients for many applications such as Ready to Cook and Pre-Cooked Packaged Goods. We also make a
Chef Created. World Inspired. ™
The Butterball ® Farms Ingredients Group formulates butter flavors that are uniquely qualified to help you create delicious foods that consumers crave, and competitors cannot match. We can customize the perfect flavor profile for proteins, vegetables, and starches. How do we do this? Flavor Innovation Butter is a little bit magical. It has the potential to make anything better —
Honey Butter Hits the Sweet Spot
“Honey is a common sweetener for Boomers, but it’s an on-trend one for Millennials, thanks to honey’s modern positioning as a wholesome, often local ingredient with a great narrative behind it. Butter flavors can lean toward younger or older generations, but there is a “sweet spot” of shared favorites for cross-generational menu success.” Courtesy of Flavor & The Menu. At
Butterball® Farms, Inc. Announces Promotions to Accelerate Growth Initiatives
Butterball® Farms, Inc. is proud to announce two promotions that will strategically position the company to thrive, serving its mission of “enrich lives” and delivering customer experience of “perfect every time.” We have formed two divisions: Butterball Farms OE (Operational Excellence) and Butterball Farms RG (Rapid Growth). Dave O’Hagan, Chief Operating Officer has been promoted to President, Butterball Farms OE.
Sustainability at Butterball® Farms, Inc.
Without a clean environment, there is no premium butter. At Butterball® Farms, Inc., we are motivated to operate our company in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Through continuous improvement processes, we are committed to reducing our impact on the environment. We take conscious, intentional steps to minimize waste, improve packaging, and reduce utility consumption. One of the ways we
Chefs Love Quik-Creations® Butter Sauce
We had the pleasure recently of a visit from Grand Rapids Community College Secchia Institute for Culinary Education Program Associate Professor Michael Whitman. Michael is a Certified Executive Chef by the American Culinary Federation as well as an Approved Certification Evaluator with the ACF. Michael’s passion is food science and he evaluated our Quik-Creations® Butter Sauce Bases which can quickly
Quik-Creations® Brown Butter Sauce Recipe
If there’s ever a season that creative chefs are looking for quick yet savory holiday dishes, it’s the month of December. Our Quik-Creations® Butter Sauce Bases are the perfect choice for your menu staples, as well as when experimenting with special holiday features. This month’s recipe is perfect for pouring over pumpkin ravioli, mashed potatoes or cornbread stuffing. ¼ cup Quik-Creations® All-Natural Butter Sauce 1 cup heavy cream ½ cup grated parmesan cheese 1 tbsp chopped
Improve Menu Flavors and Presentation This Holiday Season
When it comes to a dining experience, nothing reigns higher than the cozy experience and savory flavors that come with fall dishes. Thanksgiving is the biggest dinner of the year but has the highest degree of difficulty to pull off. At Butterball® Farms, we believe you can create fall dishes that pull together Thanksgiving flavors easily and inexpensively, without compromising