New Buffalo Blue Cheese With TABASCO Brand Buffalo Style Hot Sauce Added To Gehl's Product Lineup

Gehl Foods, LLC, a producer and distributor of shelf-stable, aseptic dairy products, is expanding its Gehl’s brand of dispensed cheese sauce offerings. Now available for Gehl’s 2.0 dispenser, the new Buffalo Blue Cheese with TABASCO® Buffalo Sauce meets consumers’ demand for spicy, bold flavors. According to Datassential Menu Trends, the incidence of buffalo-style hot sauce on restaurant menus has increased by 31% over the past four years. Additionally, buffalo-style sauce is the preferred spicy condiment on one third of menus.1

Gehl’s savory cheese sauces are perfect for C-store, QSR, and cafeterias at non-commercial foodservice establishments. Convenient, smaller-size 60 oz. packs for Gehl’s 2.0 dispenser help product turn faster and reduce waste. Gehl’s line now includes eight on-trend sauces that will help operators create a complete snacking destination and inspire guests to create their own unique food combinations:

*2.0 exclusive

Ron Neugold, Gehl Foods Senior Vice President, Food-Away-From-Home/Food Service, said, “Gehl’s Buffalo Blue Cheese with TABASCO® Buffalo Sauce is more than a new flavor. It’s an exciting, innovative, on-trend solution for chefs and operators seeking different ways to add cheese sauce throughout their menus. We’re going beyond nachos, breaking into new dayparts like breakfast and lunch with cheese sauces that enhance a larger portfolio of food offerings and engage a wider range of consumers. Buffalo Blue Cheese with TABASCO® Buffalo Sauce is an exciting addition to our lineup, and a great example of the continued innovation customers and consumers can expect from Gehl Foods.”

To learn more, visit http://www.gehls.com/2.0/Snacking-Destination.htm.

PRODUCT FLAVOR DESCRIPTION

NEW! Buffalo Blue Cheese with TABASCO® Buffalo Sauce*
TABASCO® brand Buffalo Style Hot Sauce mixes with Gehl's creamy Cheddar cheese and a touch of blue cheese for the perfect flavor combination. Turn up the heat with a burst of flavor in each bite. This sauce is the perfect accent to chicken sandwiches, nuggets, waffle fries, breakfast sandwiches, burritos and more.

Smoky Bacon Cheddar*
Smoked Cheddar cheese highlighted with bacon flavor for a great-tasting topping that goes beyond nachos.

Queso Blanco*
Rich, creamy, mild white Cheddar cheese sauce combined with red and green bell peppers, zesty jalapeños and sweet ancho chili peppers for full flavor and just a hint of heat.

Taco
Jalapeño cheese sauce combined with tomato and taco seasoning.

Triple Hot
Cheddar cheese with a fiery blend of tabasco, jalapeño and habanero peppers.

Jalapeño
Gehl’s classic “Nacho” Cheese, jalapeño peppers blended with real Cheddar cheese to create the perfect touch of heat.

Sharp Cheddar
A bold and creamy Cheddar cheese sauce with just the right sharpness.

Chili
Thick sauce flavored with beef, tomatoes and a kick of chili spices.

About Gehl Foods, LLC

Gehl Foods is a Germantown, Wisconsin-based maker of aseptic, ready-to-serve, real dairy products. Its products—from cheese sauces, puddings, yogurt, and dairy-based beverages to custom-made formulations—are sold in restaurants and retail stores under Gehl’s brand and many global brands who trust Gehl Foods with their manufacturing operations. Gehl Foods was founded in 1896 by J.P. Gehl, who began his business with an idea for improving the quality of local butter. Gehl Foods was recognized as a Biz Time Future 50 Award winner in 2013 and 2014, and as one of the Milwaukee Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Firms in 2013. Also, Gehl’s was named one of the winners of the 2014 Quality and Service award by DOT Foods, the nation’s largest food redistributor. Please visit www.gehlfoods.com to learn more.

1 Datassential Menu Trends, 2016

2 TABASCO®, the Diamond and Bottle Logos are trademarks of McIlhenny Company, registered in the U.S. and other countries.

MEDIA CONTACT: Monica Jazwiecki Gehl Foods (262) 735-7434

Source: Gehl Foods