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Vol. 193, No. 12

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TRENDS: MENU MANEUVERS:
Go With The Grain

Rice contributes taste, texture and instant authentic appeal.

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WHAT'S NEXT
FOR 2025:
Food & Beverage Tastes, Trends & Technologies

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BEVERAGE: From Fun to Functional

Beverages address trending flavors, functions—from “liver love” to lemonade.

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BEVERAGE:
Future of Drink

Datassential identifies top alcoholic beverage trends across beer, wine, and spirits.

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FOODSERVICE:
What’s Hot?

Mushrooms, hot honey and Southeast Asian flavors will spice up restaurant menus in 2025.

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IMMUNUTY:
Gut Check Time!

Gut check time! What immune health trends will dominate the market in 2025?

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CONSUMER INSIGHTS: Where Innovation Starts

Menu Matters identifies five consumer needs driving tastes and trends in 2025.

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PROTEIN:
What’s Next?

Protein sources keep growing along with consumer interest.

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RETAIL: Change Brings Challenge, Opportunity

Fast-moving trends, emerging demands highlight the need for innovation agility, responsiveness.

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RETAIL: Inquiring Minds Want to Know

Consumer interest in ingredient quality tops Innova’s Top Ten Food & Beverage Trends.

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RETAIL: Four Your Consideration

Mintel identifies four trends influencing global consumers, agriculture and food and beverage innovation.

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RETAIL: Where Trends Meet Taste

Processor innovation drives 10 new trends for natural, organic retailer Whole Foods Market.

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RETAIL: Next Year’s Forecast: Full Flavor

Kroger experts see a future of fermented flavors, peppers and a return of Caesar dressing.

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RETAIL: Innovation’s Starting Place

Specialty food trend spotters eye functional foods, “Girl Dinner 2.0” among top 2025 themes.

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RETAIL: Functional, Flavorful

Functional ingredients, bold flavors star in Fresh Thyme Market’s top trends.

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RETAIL: Food—for Fun and Function

Mattson identifies four macro movements and “tipping trends” for 2025.

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SUSTAINABILITY: Field(s) of Dreams

Regenerative agriculture discussions taking root, gaining ground for 2025.

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SUSTAINABILITY: Upcycling’s Upside!

Upcycling is alive and well—and poised to grow—in 2025.

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Meat the Future

Chunk Foods leverages fermentation for a new wave of cleaner, whole-muscle plant-based meats.

Three “T’s” of Innovation

Campbell’s extends popular Goldfish platform with innovative “mash-up” of crackers and potato chips.

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And the Winner Is…

Prepared Foods hosts 22nd annual Spirit of Innovation Food + Beverage Awards.

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Product Development—with a Purpose

Magic Cactus creatively uses cannabinoids for a functional, non-alcoholic social beverage.

SPIRIT OF INNOVATION AWARDS

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Translate Trends to Tastes

Simplot Maple City Waffle line transforms popular menu entrée into a versatile, on-the-go option for operators, consumers.

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How Innovation
Stacks Up

Mama’s Creations—company on the grow targets consumers on the go.

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Pour it On!

New products help Rich Products build on 79-year legacy of non-dairy, plant-based innovation.

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