KANSAS CITY — The condiment and sauce aisles are expanding as manufacturers explore convenience-focused formats, restaurant-quality home cooking applications and globally-inspired flavors.
For instance, Camden, NJ-based The Campbell’s Co. launched Campbell’s sauces, a line of two-step sauces aimed at the 60% of Americans who prefer to spend less than 30 minutes cooking dinner, according to the company. With Campbell’s sauces, consumers need to cook their preferred protein and add the sauce, allowing for a meal to be prepared in less than 20 minutes. Varieties include creamy lemon garlic sauce, smothered chicken sauce, butter chicken sauce and Thai curry sauce.
Carbone Fine Food introduced its first offering outside of pasta sauces: Carbone Italian chili crisp. Intended for home cooks seeking to elevate their meals with restaurant-quality flavors, the products are formulated…