Restaurant operators can add another labor-saving, time-saving, mouth-watering product to the menu with new Cheesy Pull Apart Flatbread from Rich Products. Simply bake it and pull it apart along pre-cut impressions to separate into soft, individual sticks, or serve it as a shareable snack that consumers pull apart themselves and dunk into a savory dipping sauce. Featuring a crisp, chewy bite with a light, airy center, Cheesy Pull Apart Flatbread comes topped with mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, parmesan, Romano, and asiago cheeses and sprinkled with Italian herbs.
New Cheesy Pull Apart Flatbread is trend-forward, as flatbread is on the rise, expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% by 2026.1 Consumers are more likely to buy appetizers that are easy to eat by hand, and flatbread appetizers are on the rise and growing rapidly.2 Plus, 77% of consumers like or love breadsticks.3
“Limited service restaurants can drive incremental sales and profit by offering side items that are easy to eat on the go,” explains Alyssa Barrett, customer marketing manager, Rich Products. “New Cheesy Pull Apart Flatbread helps operators maximize their labor and space, since it’s so easy to thaw and pop into the oven for a fresh-baked, delicious snack that will entice customers.”
Cheesy Pull Apart Flatbread is 4.5” X 9”, weighs 9.675 ounces, and comes 24 per case, with a shelf life of 270 days frozen and 5 days refrigerated.
Rich’s also offers a buttery Pull Apart Flatbread for QSRs to add their own unique toppings that are savory or sweet – such as cinnamon sticks and chocolate-drizzled desserts. It’s a craveable comfort food consumers won’t be able to resist. Measuring 4.5” X 9”, the Pull Apart Flatbread is 7 ounces, comes 32 per case, with a shelf life of 365 days frozen and 7 days refrigerated.
Operators can customize both Pull Apart Flatbread options with creative toppings and dipping sauces – from savory to sweet – for every daypart. Satisfy cravings and inspire return trips by creating menu items like garlic and herb breadsticks with a marinara dipping sauce, pizza sticks, cinnamon sticks, Jalapeño Cheddar Bacon Pull Apart Flatbread, and a multitude of unique desserts.
For over 75 years, Rich’s has offered foodservice solutions that deliciously balance the demands of consumers with the needs of operators. For details about Rich’s new Cheesy Pull Apart Flatbread, contact a Rich’s sales representative or visit RichsUSA.com.
Rich’s is a family-owned food company built around the belief that inspiration can transform a business. We’re invested in your long-term success, helping you win today — and plan for tomorrow. Our commitment to developing foodservice solutions shines through in the quality, versatility, value, safety and convenience in our ever-evolving catalog of product offerings. Operating in over 100 countries, our customers trust us to supply the finest toppings and icings, pizza and flatbreads, cookies and cakes, breads and rolls, sweet goods, BBQ, meatballs, appetizers and snacks, as well as gluten-free and plant-based products. Beyond our innovative products, a partnership with Rich’s provides a solution-based approach — fueled by our industry-unique culinary team of CIA-trained chefs, and the insight and experience that comes with over 75 years of success. Rich’s — Infinite Possibilities. One Family. Learn more at RichsUSA.com.
1 Allied Market Research 2021
2 SNAP! Datassential Appetizers Keynote Report, 2021
3 SNAP! Datassential, 2023