US Foods Spring Scoop Introduces Great Tasting Menu Solutions Aimed at Trending Dietary and Lifestyle Preferences

US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) – one of America’s leading food service distributors – announced today the launch of its Spring 2024 Scoop. Themed “Get to Know Serve You,” the issue highlights products under the company’s newly branded “Serve You” portfolio featuring more than 1,700 US Foods Exclusive Brands products that offer plant-forward, gluten-free certified or clean ingredient labels with no ingredients on the US Foods Unpronounceables List¹.

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US Foods Spring 2024 Scoop Magazine (Graphic: Business Wire)

“Given evolving dietary and lifestyle preferences, it’s more important than ever for operators to appeal to a variety of diner desires, but the challenge is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution,” said Stacey Kinkaid, vice president of product development and innovation for US Foods. “With Spring Scoop, we’ve delivered a variety of on-trend, high-quality products that can meet specific preferences, while also appealing to all diners regardless of their dietary or lifestyle choices. Most importantly, all products help save operators back-of-house labor and are highly versatile without sacrificing flavor.”

US Foods “Serve You” products appeal to diners who want more personalization given their dietary and lifestyle preferences are great tasting and can work across a variety of menu options. As aligned with the company’s Scoop commitment, the items are developed with operator needs in mind and offer menu versatility and labor savings of between 30-90 minutes per case as compared to making them from scratch.

Plant-Forward: Plant-forward products on the menu are expected to grow by more than 517% over the next four years² as more vegan, vegetarian, and flexitarian diners seek expanded dining options. To support this need, Spring Scoop highlights several new plant-forward products, including:

• Molly’s Kitchen Plant-Based³ Smashed Patty: With smash burgers predicted to grow in popularity among diners by 138% over the next four years², US Foods is helping operators meet this demand head-on with the company’s first plant-based³ smashed patty. Made with pea protein, the vegan⁴ and gluten-free certified patty grills up with crispy edges and is packed with the taste of a traditional burger.
• Chef’s Line Tempura Brussels Sprouts: This new vegan⁴ offering is tempura-battered and delivers the subtle earthy flavor of the brussels sprout without masking taste or texture. With brussels sprouts projected to grow by 47% on menus over the next 4 years² this product is on-trend and highly versatile across the menu.
• Molly’s Kitchen Mexican-Style Cheese Stuffed Cigars: This vegetarian⁵, chef-inspired creation builds upon three popular appetizers – spring rolls, cheese sticks and jalapeño poppers. The item is hand-rolled in a crispy spring roll wrapper and features Mexican-style melting cheese, cotija cheese, cream cheese, red pepper flakes and jalapeño pieces to give it the right hint of heat. Cotija and Mexican-style melting cheese are projected to have a 27% and 14% increase, respectively, on menus over the next four years² providing a fresh, on-trend choice for diners.

Gluten-free certified: With nearly 30% of consumers limiting or avoiding gluten², it is critical for operators to offer a variety of flavorful gluten-free options that appeal to a wide variety of diners. Spring Scoop highlights several new gluten-free certified solutions including: