Side Delights says it will debut its Amazables product line at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure trade show and conference March 7-9 in Tampa, Fla.
Amazables are oven-crispy-skin-style microwavable U.S. No. 1 grade russet potatoes, available with two custom sauces created exclusively by Litehouse, according to a news release. Side Delights said the gluten-free sauces were created to maximize the taste of a russet potato with complementary flavors, including Loaded Potato sauce with cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream, and chives and Buffalo Ranch sauce with creamy ranch dressing, classic Buffalo sauce and a hint of celery.
This year’s SEPC show, “Produce: The Unsung Heroes,” will showcase the produce industry’s best products and services to foodservice and retail buyers, agricultural leaders and product innovators like Side Delights.
“We invite retail and foodservice buyers to visit us at Booth No. 424 to experience Amazables for themselves. These quick-to-cook, convenient potatoes with delicious custom sauces by Litehouse are game changers across generations and for multiple eating occasions,” Fresh Solutions Network President and CEO Kathleen Triou said in the release. Fresh Solutions Network is the exclusive supplier of Side Delights potatoes and onions. “The Loaded Potato sauce leverages America’s No. 1 way to eat a potato (baked style), then adds all the steakhouse loaded baked potato fixings.
“Shoppers will also love Buffalo Ranchsauce, which blends the heat of Buffalo sauce and the cool tang of Ranch for the perfect flavor combo,” Triou added. “This flavor is so on point for today’s tastebuds.”
Amazables potatoes are wrapped in a film using Krisp Film technology that actually shrinks around the potato in the microwave, crisping the potato skin and cooking in only six minutes, according to the release. This No. 1 recyclable film safely remains cool to the touch after microwaving while keeping the potato inside hot.
Side Delights said Amazables’ packaging design was created to draw consumers’ attention at retail with its colorful, friendly appearance.
Side Delights offers a variety of nutritious, economical products, including bagged and bulk potatoes, potato kits, convenience potatoes, petite potatoes, fresh-cut potatoes and organic potatoes. Participating Side Delights partners include Masser Family of Cos. of Pennsylvania, Basin Gold Cooperative of Washington and Michael Family Farms of Ohio, the release said.
