This syrup features 9% less sugar and 8% fewer calories and has 10% of the solids retained as prebiotic inulin fiber, according to the company. 

Sand Candy sources its sweet potatoes from muiltiple regions, ensuring year-round coverage for its retail partners.

The recommendation does not apply to low-calorie sugars and polyols (sugar alcohols), which are sugars or sugar derivatives containing calories and thus not considered non-sugar sweeteners.

As crucial as the holidays are to the fresh sweet potato industry, Bako Sweet and other shippers know that it’s just as important to keep sales strong year-round.

The National Restaurant Association’s annual What’s Hot Culinary Forecast offers a detailed look at the topics, trends and products expected to drive menus in the coming year across a variety of categories.

Thanks to their “superfood” status, sweet potatoes aren’t just for Thanksgiving and Christmas anymore. Retailers who tap into this surging category’s year-round possibilities will reap rich rewards.  

Indulgent foods, including chocolates, confectioneries, savory snacks and ice cream, are likely to see a notable dip in retail sales as a result of inflation, according to market research firm GlobalData.