Ready meals

As peoples’ lives get ever busier, demand continues to grow for fresh and frozen ready meals, including higher quality gourmet options. Furthermore, as the food service industry expands into new markets, such as kindergarten, hospitals and homes for the elderly, many businesses are also demanding new ready meal concepts that are tastier and healthier. At Lactosan, our Cheese Powders can help you to develop new ready meal directions that are meals packed with natural flavours and require fewer additives.

Perfect for every market

Our Cheese Powders can be used in a variety of ready meal applications, such as lasagne, soufflés, fondues, breaded cheese sticks, pies, and pasties. This can be either where a specific cheese note is required or to help enhance or mask other flavours. At Lactosan, we can also help you develop new flavour directions and improve the umami and kokumi sensation of meat and meat-free dishes.

Cheese Powder can be applied as a functional ingredient to improve the final end-product. You can also use Lactosan Cheese Powders or Creamline range to add a creamier texture or to boost flavours for specific markets, such as in hospitals and homes for elderly, where people may require food with a stronger taste.

Typical examples of cheese notes for ready meals are blue cheese, matured cheese, extra hard cheese (Italian style) and cream cheese or cheddar in the classic Mac & Cheese.

LFL-Lactofreeline Lactosan range is also an excellent option to create lactose-free ready meals, providing all of Lactose Cheese Powders’ benefits, with less than 0,1% of lactose.

Replace the need for fresh cheese

We have been supporting customer needs for ready meals over the years. Recently, our Cheese Powders have been instrumental in helping customers to add a distinctive cheese flavour to their products and greater convenience in their production process (such as easier dosage), replacing their need for fresh cheese.

Market trends

In the ready meals category, consumers are increasingly demanding convenient and practical products that fit into their routines and are tasty and nutritious. According to a survey carried out by Innova Market Insights 2022, 2 out of 3 global consumers say they are looking for simple and quick options that ensure their daily nutrient intake.

In the last few years, the trend of cooking at home has become more popular and convenience and indulgence have become key elements for the consumer. Another important trend in this category that is indulgence. Lactosan Cheese Powders, as well as Lactosan Creamline range, are perfect allies in creating flavourful and indulgent proposals that meet consumer demands.

Let's explore opportunities together

At Lactosan, we know exactly how our Cheese Powders, Creamline and LFL-LactofreeLine ranges can help you improve the quality of your ready meal products, as well as reduce unwanted ingredients and boost natural flavours. Contact us today to find out how we can help your business.

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