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State of the Industry 2018: The matrix of refrigerated dips

July 10, 2018

It doesn’t take a special pill to augment reality for the dips and spreads category. For these processors, it just takes bold flavors and portable packaging to revolutionize the future of this market.

To date, processors of dips, spreads, hummus and salsa have created a world without rules, a world without boundaries, a world where anything is possible.

For instance, the global hummus market is projected to reach $1.104 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 9.38% from 2016-2022, according to a research report from Market Research Future, India. Recent developments entail R&D, innovative product lines and improvement in packaging technology.

For spreads in particular, yogurt-based, all-organic and probiotic-rich offerings create an alternative reality for the category.

See the charts here!

Marina Mayer was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods. Previously, she spent four years as managing editor and executive editor of Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery and Dairy Foods, both sister publications. In this role, Mayer was responsible for reporting on market trends, ingredient R&D, production technology and new products within the dairy, snack food and wholesale bakery markets. Prior to joining BNP Media, she served a five-year tenure as editor of quality control for Manufacturers' News, Inc., where she was named “Manager of the Year” in 2006. Previously, she worked as an editorial assistant for Insider Magazine and worked as a contributing features writer for her college newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student. Mayer was a recipient of a Young Leader Scholar award, presented from American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), which is given annually to only five U.S. journalists, 30 years of age and under. She is a graduate of Indiana University with a bachelor’s in journalism.