C-STORE OPPORTUNITIES

Move over retail grocery! From snacking to grab-n-go meals, convenience stores are gaining market share as the place to fulfill food needs.

No longer just beer and packaged snacks…C-stores are gaining ground in healthy foods.

SNACKS

RSS AUTHENTIC GUACAMOLE
CELERY & PEANUT BUTTER
BLUEBERRIES
RSS BABY CARROTS

BEVERAGES

RSS ORANGE JUICE
RSS MARGARITA MIX
RSS LEMONADE
RSS LIME JUICE

SANDWICHES

RSS WASHED & TRIMMED ROMAINE
MFC TOMATOES
RSS SHREDDED GREEN CABBAGE
RSS SLICED RED ONIONS

FRESH PRODUCE

MFC STRAWBERRIES
MFC APPLES
MFC ORANGES
RSS RIO CITRUS SALAD

BOLD FLAVOR

PICKLED ONIONS
CABBAGE KIMCHI
RSS GUACAMOLE CALIENTE
RSS PEELED GARLIC

SALADS TO-GO

RSS BISTRO BUTTER BLEND
RSS SHREDDED KALE
MFC ARTISAN ROMAINE
RSS HERITAGE BLEND

Diners are increasingly hyper-focused on high-protein and plant-based foods. Alongside all of the new-fangled, lab-based, cell-cultured options out there is the humble bean. A staple food for millenia, beans are being re-examined as a healthy, versatile ingredient worthy of menu inclusion.

Retro and heirloom recipes—like Southern succotash, French cassoulet, and Cajun red beans and rice—fit the bill for those in search of authenticity.
Most world cuisines incorporate some type of bean in their classic dishes. Think feijoada in Brazil, black beans and rice with plantains in Puerto Rico, and garbanzo beans in Israel. Modern interpretations of these recipes are packed with produce and herbs.
The creamy texture of mung beans is proving an ideal substitute for those that are eliminating soy from their diets.

C-STORE OPPORTUNITIES

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