With buzz already building around the new
product, Hormel Foods anticipates HORMEL® Ribbon
Pepperoni to be a showstopper in Las
Vegas
AUSTIN,
Minn., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel
Foods takes its role as a leader in the pizza and foodservice
industries seriously, and this spring, the company is once again
positioned as a trend setter. Those attending next week's
International Pizza Expo in Las
Vegas will get to witness this expertise firsthand with the
unveiling of HORMEL® Ribbon Pepperoni, the latest
food-forward innovation from the pizza-topping experts at Hormel
Foods.
Inspired by the pizza stylings of Windsor, Ontario — an oft-underrated pizza
epicenter, where shredded pepperoni is a staple —
HORMEL® Ribbon Pepperoni is a gamechanger for American
foodservice operators, allowing for quicker pizza preparation while
ensuring a taste of pepperoni in every bite.
"We are always looking for ways to create solutions for our
operators, and we believe HORMEL® Ribbon Pepperoni does
just that," said Colby Strilaeff,
Hormel Foodservice brand manager. "It's a unique product unlike
anything else in the market, and we are very excited to showcase it
at the International Pizza Expo. We think it'll be the talk of the
show."
Solving operator pain points is always a top priority for the
Hormel Foodservice team, and in assessing pizza, specifically
pepperoni, two main issues were identified:
- Round slices of pepperoni take a long time to portion evenly on
a pizza pie.
- Round slices aren't always the best format of pepperoni for
non-pizza applications, like pastas and salads.
For the Hormel Foodservice team, these pain points presented an
opportunity for innovation.
"We asked ourselves, what if pepperoni could be handled and
applied like shredded mozzarella cheese?" said Blake Flores, innovation team lead for Hormel
Foodservice. "We tested pepperoni spirals, we tested different
thicknesses of pepperoni, but in the end, ribbons emerged as the
solution that best addressed these operator pain points, and we're
already seeing the results. The response to this product from our
foodservice customers has been overwhelmingly positive."
Hormel Foods has a long-standing reputation for creating
innovative and delicious products for foodservice operators,
including its FONTANINI® Cup & Char Sausage, which
was a showstopper item at last year's International Pizza Expo.
This year, attendees can sample the new HORMEL® Ribbon
Pepperoni at the Hormel Foods booth (No. 2727) on March 19–21 at
the Las Vegas Convention
Center.
For more information on all Hormel Foodservice products, visit
hormelfoodservice.com.
About Hormel Foods — Inspired People. Inspired
Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food
company with over $12 billion in
annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands
include Planters®, Skippy®,
SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®,
Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®,
Hormel® Black Label®,
Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than
30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500
Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of
the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one
of America's most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized on
Fast Company's list of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators,
received a perfect score of 100 on the 2023–24 Corporate Equality
Index and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its
corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company
lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired
Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most trusted
and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information,
visit hormelfoods.com.
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