NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a retail category that has almost doubled in size since 2019 and was highly rated by consumers as a “food that makes them happy” in a recent nationwide survey, queso cheese dip has become a mainstream hit across the country both as a snack and in recipes. And within this category, refrigerated quesos from Queso Mama and Gordo’s trademarked brands have grown exponentially over the past few years, appealing to those looking for fresher, better-tasting and cleanerlabel snacks.
Chairmans Foods, which owns both Queso Mama and Gordo’s brands, commissioned a survey of more than 1,400 consumers last November to see just how people are “quesoing.”