It’s the start of the 2025 Food Trends season, a season that begins months earlier with feverish research, expert surveys, and note-checking as organizations gather input and refine the trends they want to stake for next year.
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I had the pleasure of sharing trend insights with journalist Amelia Lucas at CNBC this month, talking about the uptick in ‘swicy’ foods. Swicy, or sweet and spicy, was the flavor of the summer, it seems, appearing in Starbucks Lemonade Refreshers and Korean-flavored snacks.
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To wrap up my trend coverage of the Specialty Food Association 68th Summer Fancy Food Show, here is a list of hot products that popped out from the rest thanks to new flavors, styles, benefits and just plain innovative approaches in the specialty food channel.
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One of the best places to see what’s new at the Summer Fancy Food Show is the Debut District, home to Incubator Village, with food business incubators like The Hatchery and Oregon State’s Food Innovation Center displayed.
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Trendspotting at the Summer Fancy Food show has been a regular gig for me and it was a thrill attend the New York show this year. As always, the rise of more authentic and global flavors was in plain view.
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Heart-shaped food for Valentine’s Day is more than a trend, it’s a historical must (Photo: Megan Jamerson/KCRW)
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Fungi-generated mycoprotein products bring strong connections to nature and positive nutrition to new meat and dairy alternatives
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A look back at my WGSN team’s Food & Drink trends for 2021
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