New product line for the K-12 market helps
schools provide fun, delicious and versatile seafood menu
options
PORTSMOUTH, NH, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - High Liner Foods,
the leading value-added frozen seafood supplier in North America, has introduced Simply
Sauce Seafood Bites, a new line of products that will add
bite-sized fun and bold flavors to K-12 lunch menus.
Simply Sauce Seafood Bites make it easy for
school's to offer students a variety of fun and delicious menu
options that meet the USDA's requirements for whole grains. These
bite-sized portions of whole-grain, crunchy, breaded seafood are
available in three popular species: salmon, pollock and
shrimp.
Each case of Simply Sauce Seafood Bites comes with
Sweet Asian Sauce, a tasty combination of soy, chili pepper, garlic
and spices that combines with the seafood bites to create an
irresistible sweet-heat taste combination. There are three great
ways schools can serve the seafood bites with the sauce: tossed
together, added to the seafood bites on the serving line, or served
as a dipping sauce on the side.
The bites are also available without the sauce to give
foodservice operators the flexibility to use their own sauces and
offer the seafood bites any way they want. Even when served without
a sauce, these crunchy seafood bites pack a flavorful punch all on
their own, plus they are an ideal menu option for students on the
go.
"Simply Sauce Seafood Bites are positioned to
satisfy school directors' need to offer students healthy choices
and students' demand for great tasting and fun lunch options," said
Jim LaBelle, Foodservice
Vice-President of Marketing for High Liner Foods. "Our bite-sized
seafood options, served with or without sauces, are aligned with
today's trend towards more à la carte and grab 'n go lunch
alternatives."
Originally launched at the School Nutrition Association's Annual
National Conference in July, this new product release comes on the
heels of High Liner Foods launching its Thank Goodness It's Fish
Friday (TGIFF) campaign in early 2015. TGIFF is designed to promote
awareness of the health and sustainability benefits of eating
seafood and encourages foodservice operators to menu seafood on
Fridays, making it easy for students to incorporate seafood into
their weekly diet. With Simply Sauce Seafood Bites,
K-12 foodservice operators now have a fun and flexible way to menu
seafood to students, particularly salmon. Salmon contains
omega-3's, which according to the American Heart Association have
been shown to benefit heart health.
For more information about Simply Sauce Seafood
Bites and serving suggestions, please visit
http://www.highlinerfs.com/products/new-products/simply-sauce/. For
more information on the TGIFF movement or to become involved,
please visit: http://TGIFF.org
About High Liner Foods
High Liner Foods Incorporated
is the leading North American processor and marketer of value-added
frozen seafood. High Liner Foods' retail branded products are sold
throughout the United States,
Canada and Mexico under the High Liner, Fisher Boy,
Mirabel, Sea Cuisine and
C. Wirthy labels, and are available in most grocery
and club stores. The Company also sells branded products to
restaurants and institutions under the High Liner, Icelandic
Seafood, FPI, Viking, Mirabel,
Samband of Iceland and
American Pride Seafood labels and is a major supplier
of private label value-added frozen seafood products to North
American food retailers and foodservice distributors. High
Liner Foods is a publicly-traded Canadian company, trading under
the symbol HLF on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
SOURCE High Liner Foods Incorporated