WILLMAR, Minn., Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A versatile
ingredient in many favorite recipes, sausage has long been a staple
of American meals. Now, as more of today's consumers seek out all
natural foods with simple ingredients Jennie-O — a company that
believes eating well shouldn't come at the cost of taste — is
serving up a lean and delicious solution perfect for breakfast,
lunch and dinner: new JENNIE-O® All-Natural Turkey
Sausage.
Available in original and hot varieties, new
JENNIE-O® All Natural Turkey Sausage offers home cooks a
great-tasting lean alternative to traditional pork sausage with
lower fat content and a simple, clean ingredients list: just
delicious turkey, salt, sugar, a blend of spices and rosemary
extract.
In addition to its familiar ingredients, the newly formulated
product delivers both improved flavor and nutritional benefits,
with reduced sodium content and only 110 calories and 6 g of fat
per serving. It is also minimally processed and free of BHT, BHA
and other common preservatives.
"As more of our customers begin to look toward foods with simple
ingredients, we are thrilled to offer a delicious turkey sausage,
free of preservatives," says Mary
Wieland, brand manager at Jennie-O Turkey Store. "Home cooks
will love how easily the product can be added to their go-to
recipes — from a lean protein added to classic breakfast dishes to
a quick and tasty homemade pizza topping — it's sure to become a
favorite."
The brand's latest offering comes as interest in natural and
clean label foods has grown over the last several years into a
major food trend. As of December
2015, more than 30 percent of consumers were cautious about
serving foods with preservatives compared to 24 percent 10 years
prior, according to NPD Group.1 The research group's
2016 "Report on Eating Patterns in America" indicates consumers'
focus on "purity" in food will continue. The annual study shows
people are seeking out minimally processed items and expectations
are growing for food labels to highlight natural, recognizable
ingredients.2 Today, the "Clean Supreme" trend for
clean-and-clear labels is No. 1 on the Innova Market Insights list
of Top 10 Trends for 2017.3
Delicious at any time of day, recipes for incorporating the
sausage into breakfast burritos, casseroles, turkey sausage stuffed
peppers, appetizers, quick-and-easy turkey sausage pizza and more,
can be found on www.jennieo.com.
JENNIE-O® All Natural Turkey Sausage is now available
at stores across the country, including Walmart, Save-A-Lot, HEB,
Publix, Target, Meijer, Food Lion, Safeway, Cub Foods, Roundy's,
Albertsons and many others. JENNIE-O® All Natural Turkey
Sausage Hot flavor will be available in late January 2017.
About Jennie-O Turkey Store, Inc.
Jennie-O Turkey
Store, Inc., based in Willmar,
Minn., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hormel Foods
Corporation (NYSE:HRL) and one of the largest turkey processors and
marketers in the world. It offers an array of more than 1,500 high
quality fresh, frozen, refrigerated and deli turkey products that
are distributed throughout the United
States and 27 countries worldwide. Jennieo.com
Media Contacts:
Mary
Wieland
Jennie-O Turkey Store
(320) 214-2800
mlwieland@j-ots.com
Bob Ringer
Carmichael Lynch Relate
(612) 375-8548
bob.ringer@clynch.com
1 NPD Group, "Consumer Concerns About Food
Ingredients Changes Their View On How Natural Should Be Defined on
Food Labels, Reports NPD Group," December
2015
https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/2015/consumer-concern-about-food-ingredients-changes-their-view-on-how-natural-should-be-defined-on-food-labels-reports-npd-group/
2 NPD Group, "2016 Annual Report on Eating Patterns
in America," December 2016.
https://www.npd.com/lps/pdf/EPA-Infographics-12-12.pdf
3 Innova Market Insights, "Clean Supreme" Leads Top
Trends for 2017," November 2016
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/clean-supreme-leads-top-trends-for-2017-601079836.html
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