Adding an inclusion such as cheese or a combination of inclusions can turn a plain product into a value-added, high-end item. With a wide variety of ingredients from which to choose, processors can unleash their product development creativity and create unique best sellers.

Meat company expands into cheese sector with slices, shreds.

The JTM Food Group, a Harrison, Ohio-based company specializing in menu solutions for the food service industry, has added four new cheese sauces to its Cocina Tejada Mexican Favorites product line. 

Quiznos has introduced its Chicken Bacon Dipper with signature cheese sauce. Part of what makes the Chicken Bacon Dipper unique is that it is served with a side of cheese sauce seasoned with vine-ripened tomatoes, diced green chiles and traditional Mexican spices.

Sausage may have the dollar menu at McDonald’s to thank for its resilience last year. Savvy breakfast eaters could find sausage biscuits, burritos and McMuffins at their local drive-throughs, and other fast-food and quick-serve restaurants (QSR) — including a surprising rebound from pizza restaurants — offered more low-priced options.