Sargento® Debuts Innovation with Natural American Cheese Plus Two Brand Collaborations

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Sargento announces three major product launches in March 2025, showcasing its continued innovation in the cheese industry. The company introduces Sargento® Natural American Cheese, a 100% natural cheese with only five ingredients, differentiating itself from processed alternatives typically containing nine or more ingredients.

In collaboration with McCormick & Co, Sargento launches Seasoned Shredded Cheese varieties featuring Frank's RedHot®, Cholula®, and McCormick® Crushed Red Pepper seasonings. Additionally, partnering with Mondelez International (MDLZ), the company debuts Shareables, convenient cheese and cracker trays combining Sargento cheeses with RITZ® and TRISCUIT® crackers in three varieties.

These innovations expand Sargento's product portfolio and mark its first entry into the cracker aisle, following their recent Cheese Bakes collaboration with Mondelez. The company, with over 2,500 employees and multi-billion in net sales, continues its 70-year legacy of cheese innovation and category leadership.

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• Strategic brand collaborations with major companies McCormick and Mondelez (MDLZ)
• Market expansion into cracker aisle, reaching new retail segments
• Innovation in natural cheese category with simplified ingredient list
• Multi-billion dollar revenue scale with 2,500+ employees

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The leader in cheese breaks new ground with Sargento^® Natural American, along with bold & spicy Seasoned Shredded Cheese varieties and convenient Shareables snacking trays

PLYMOUTH, Wis., March 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Sargento continues its seven decade-long streak of innovation with three new launches: Sargento^® Natural American Cheese –100% natural cheese; Sargento^® Seasoned Shredded Cheese – bold and flavorful blends in collaboration with flavor company McCormick & Co, Inc.; and Sargento^® Shareables – an easy-to-share, ready-to-serve cheese and cracker tray in partnership with Mondelez International.

Sargento® Debuts Natural American Cheese, Two Brand Collaborations With McCormick & Co. and Mondelēz International, Inc.

"For more than 70 years, our focus on innovation, quality and taste has made Sargento the leader in natural cheese," said Erin Price, Sargento General Manager of Consumer Products. "In 2025, we're continuing our leadership by unveiling three new products that will resonate with consumers looking for bold, new flavors and snack options, while at the same time, growing the natural cheese category. We're thrilled to partner with other category leaders like Mondelēz International and McCormick & Co, Inc. to bring these groundbreaking natural cheese products to market."

From the Sargento^® Natural American Cheese to convenient Sargento^® Shareables and boldly flavored Sargento^® Seasoned Shreds featuring Frank's RedHot^® and Cholula^® Hot Sauce Seasonings and McCormick^® Crushed Red Pepper, these break-through products make meals and snacking exciting with the premium quality and taste consumers trust from Sargento.

Sargento^® Natural American Cheese: Taste The Difference
A sliced cheese made with 100% natural cheese. Unlike typical processed American cheeses in the dairy case with nine or more ingredients, Sargento^® Natural American Cheese has just five, delivering the melt, flavor, aroma and texture that consumers are familiar with. This industry-disrupting innovation, years in the making, underscores Sargento's 71-year commitment to quality as well as innovating the consumer experience for the future.

Sargento^® Seasoned Shredded Cheese: Cheesy Meets Spicy
Developed in collaboration with the spice category leader McCormick & Co, Inc., Sargento^® Seasoned Shredded Cheese provide the spicy, bold twist on real, natural cheese that consumers crave. As adventurous consumers increasingly seek bold and spicy flavors, these three unique blends of seasoned shredded cheeses deliver the heat with recognizable flavor brands, creating an exciting new offering in the dairy case:

• Sargento^® Shredded Cheese with Frank's RedHot^® Hot Sauce Seasoning
• Sargento^® Shredded Cheese with Cholula^® Hot Sauce Seasoning
• Sargento^® Shredded Cheese with McCormick^® Crushed Red Pepper

Sargento^® Shareables: Sharing Made Easy
These portioned cheese and cracker trays were designed for effortless sharing in small groups, ensuring the ideal cheese-to-cracker ratio in each bite. Building on the success of Fun! Balanced Breaks^® snacks in partnership with Mondelēz International, Inc., Shareables offer a convenient, resealable snacking solution for consumers to serve, enjoy together and save for later. Shareables come in three varieties, each featuring two Sargento^® real, natural cheeses paired with RITZ^® or TRISCUIT^® crackers:

• Sargento^® Cheddar & Colby-Jack + RITZ^®
• Sargento^® White Cheddar & Gouda + TRISCUIT^®
• Sargento^® Pepper Jack & Monterey Jack + RITZ^®

The new innovations expand the Sargento family of products, joining the recently released Sargento^® Cheese Bakes, a collaboration with snacking leader Mondelēz International, Inc's Nabisco Crackers launched earlier this year. With this launch, the Sargento^® brand is in the cracker aisle for the very first time.

These innovations represent "The Sargento Family Promise™" - the brand's newly launched platform spotlighting the category leader's three-generation, family tradition of delivering high-quality, real, natural cheese that consumers can trust and love. In upholding the platform's promise, consumers can be sure all innovations have undergone the company's quality review to ensure the taste, texture, melt and aroma are worthy of holding the Sargento family seal – as they say, "you have our word on it, you have our name on it."

Each new product can be found at retailers nationwide in the dairy case and cracker aisle. For more information and product availability, visit www.Sargento.com. You can also stay up to date on the latest from Sargento on Facebook @SargentoCheese, TikTok  @SargentoCheese and Instagram @sargentocheese and @sargentofamily.

About Sargento
With over 2,500 employees and multi-billion in net sales, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader in cheese for more than 70 years. Founded in 1953 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento is proud to be the company that successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded natural cheeses and cheese blends. Today, Sargento is still based in Wisconsin, where they manufacture and market amazing shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as ingredients. Company leadership lives to serve local communities and employees, whom they refer to as the Sargento Family. www.sargento.com

About McCormick
McCormick & Company, Incorporated is a global leader in flavor. With over $6.7 billion in annual sales across 150 countries and territories, we manufacture, market, and distribute herbs, spices, seasonings, condiments and flavors to the entire food and beverage industry including retailers, food manufacturers and foodservice businesses. Our most popular brands with trademark registrations include McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Stubb's, OLD BAY, Lawry's, Zatarain's, Ducros, Vahiné, Cholula, Schwartz, Kamis, DaQiao, Club House, Aeroplane, Gourmet Garden, FONA and Giotti. The breadth and reach of our portfolio uniquely position us to capitalize on the consumer demand for flavor in every sip and bite, through our products and our customers' products. We operate in two segments, Consumer and Flavor Solutions, which complement each other and reinforce our differentiation. The scale, insights, and technology that we leverage from both segments are meaningful in driving sustainable growth. Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland USA, McCormick is guided by our principles and committed to our Purpose – To Stand Together for the Future of Flavor. McCormick envisions A World United by Flavor where healthy, sustainable, and delicious go hand in hand. To learn more, visit: www.mccormickcorporation.com or follow McCormick & Company on Instagram and LinkedIn.

About Mondelēz International
Mondelēz International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MDLZ) empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. With 2023 net revenues of approximately $36 billion, MDLZ is leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, Ritz, LU, Clif Bar and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate. Mondelēz International is a proud member of the Standard and Poor's 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

Visit www.mondelezinternational.com or follow the company on X at x.com/MDLZ 

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FAQ

What are the three new product innovations launched by Sargento in March 2025?

Sargento launched Natural American Cheese (100% natural with five ingredients), Seasoned Shredded Cheese (in collaboration with McCormick), and Shareables (cheese and cracker trays with Mondelez's RITZ® and TRISCUIT®).

How does Sargento's new Natural American Cheese differ from traditional processed American cheese?

Sargento's Natural American Cheese contains only five ingredients, while typical processed American cheeses have nine or more ingredients, offering a more natural alternative with similar melt, flavor, and texture.

What varieties are available in Sargento's new Shareables collaboration with MDLZ?

Shareables come in three varieties: Cheddar & Colby-Jack with RITZ®, White Cheddar & Gouda with TRISCUIT®, and Pepper Jack & Monterey Jack with RITZ®.

What spicy flavors are featured in Sargento's new Seasoned Shredded Cheese line?

The Seasoned Shredded Cheese line features three flavors: Frank's RedHot® Hot Sauce Seasoning, Cholula® Hot Sauce Seasoning, and McCormick® Crushed Red Pepper.