Hot sauce brand Tabañero is adding a peach bourbon hot sauce variety, which is available in Walmart locations across the Southeast. The hot sauce features flavors of sweet peaches, infused with bourbon.

“We are thrilled to bring peach bourbon to southeastern Walmart stores and an audience that values these unique, culturally significant flavors,” said Traci Bryan, director of trade operations at Tabañero. “We've worked hard to deliver this outstanding hot sauce, and we can't wait for customers to experience it.”

The Kraft Heinz Company

The Kraft Heinz Co.’s Heinz brand introduced its “Sauce Drop” concept ,  limited-edition sauces available at select restaurants around the United States.

The limited-edition sauces are being marketed in partnership with viral sensations “who know a little something about 15 minutes in the spotlight,” according to the company. The partnerships announced so far include Rebecca Black, Kyle Craven, also known as the meme Bad Luck Brian, and William Hung, who participated in a singing competition.

The sauce flavors, which will be launched one per month, include:

• Yuzu wasabi: a sauce flavored with citrus and a spicy bite.
• Black garlic ranch: a sauce combining black garlic and ranch flavors.
• Creamy chimichurri: a combination of parsley, oregano, and cilantro in a thick sauce with a tang.
• Brewery mustard: a pub-style grainy mustard featuring ale and hops flavors.
• Hatch chili ranch: a spicy ranch, featuring smoky Southwest chilies.
• Harissa aioli: a smoky roasted red pepper sauce featuring a North African and Middle Eastern flavor.

“Taking a page from the popular ‘drop culture,’ these Sauce Drops allow us to push portfolio boundaries with explorative flavors, while also allowing us to receive real-time fan feedback to inform what we bring to shelves nationwide,” said Diane Mays Doty, associate brand manager, Heinz Away from Home.

Somos launched a line of salsa macha condiments, a chili oil formulated with an avocado oil base to provide heart-healthy fats and a high smoke point.

The salsa macha is available in two varieties: salsa macha with nuts and seeds, which includes ingredients like chile de arbol, guajillo chile, pumpkin seeds and almonds; and salsa macha with mango and pineapple, made with morita chiles, pasilla chiles and roasted nuts.

Carbone Fine Food is expanding its retail presence and jarred sauce line with the addition of a spicy vodka sauce, created in partnership with the founders of Major Food Group. The sauce features additions like Calabrian chili and slow-cooked onions, so consumers just need to add cream to the tomato sauce to recreate the popular spicy vodka dish.

Olive oil and pesto company Filippo Berio introduced two varieties of pesto sauce. The launch features a basil and ricotta pesto, which is formulated from a blend of Italian basil and other ingredients but does not have any garlic “to allow the herb’s fresh flavor to shine through,” the company said. The truffle pesto includes black summer truffles and may be added to a variety of recipes including eggs, potatoes, red meats and pastas, according to the company.

“These new additions further position Filippo Berio as the only brand in the US market to offer such a wide pesto sauce assortment, and this innovation is aimed at driving further category growth,” said Marco De Feo, vice president of marketing at Filippo Berio USA, Ltd. 

McCormick & Co.’s Cholula brand has expanded into salsas and taco seasonings, marking the first time the brand has entered into different categories. The salsa line will feature an original salsa and a salsa verde, while the taco seasonings will be available in original, smoky chipotle and chili garlic.

Chick-fil-A expanded its retail line with 12-oz salad dressings, a bottled version of its popular menu varieties. Chick-fil-A’s bottled salad dressings are available in four flavors: avocado lime ranch, garden herb, creamy salsa and zesty apple cider vinaigrette. 

Capitalizing on the popularity of the pickle flavor, Hidden Valley, a Clorox Co. brand, added a pickle-flavored ranch dressing to its portfolio, which combines the flavors of ranch with the tanginess of dill pickles, according to the company.

The Kraft Heinz Co. added a Buffalo-style dressing to its Kraft Real Mayo brand. As part of the release, Kraft Heinz added a limited-edition “Buffalo Balm,” an on-the-go balm tube filled with the Buffalo-style dressing, so consumers can add the condiment while they’re on the go.

Primal Kitchen, a Kraft Heinz Co. brand, has added five products to its portfolio of better-for-you sauces and condiments. The new condiments include:

• A plant-based whipped mayo.
• A tad sweet ketchup, which is a new take on the company’s unsweetened ketchup, which has been sweetened with honey.
• Mild and sweet Buffalo sauce: a milder take on the company’s Buffalo sauce, formulated with mango puree and cayenne.
• Korean BBQ: a sauce sweetened with coconut aminos, pears and figs.
• Honey teriyaki: a sweetened take on the company’s no soy teriyaki sauce.

Southern brand Duke’s introduced a line of seafood sauces inspired by flavors “connected to southern bodies of water.” The four sauces include bayou remoulade, creamy Chesapeake cocktail, Gulf Coast lemon garlic aioli and tidewater tartar.

The McCormick brand expanded its partnership with actress Tabitha Brown by introducing five salt-free vegan seasoning products. The products are available in five blends:

• Like sweet like smoky all-purpose seasoning
• Very good garlic all-purpose seasoning
• Taco business seasoning mix
• Burger business seasoning mix
• Sauté business seasoning mix

“Expanding our partnership with Tabitha was an easy decision for us,” said Giovanna DiLegge, vice president of marketing, NA Consumer at McCormick. “With these additions to the collection, consumers will be able to make a variety of easy, and healthy meals. We hope these products inspire clean, healthy, and most importantly, delicious, eating that can be sustained for all.”