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Snack Bar Kiosks: Small Formats, Serious Concept Testing

Snack Bar Kiosks: Small Formats, Serious Concept Testing

The “Snack Bar Kiosk” trend (Accio) treats food retail like a live prototype: small footprint, fast feedback, and a concept you can refine in public.…

Top 5 Asian Food Trends This Month: from Elderflower Flavor to Cheonha Bakery

Top 5 Asian food trends from the last 30 days: Elderflower Flavor, Ehomaki, Egg Roll Brands, Candy Squishies, Cheonha Bakery. Ranked by Trend Score.

Nostalgia Marketing: Why Grandma’s Recipe Keeps Winning

It’s not an accident that menus still say “like Grandma used to make,” that pantry staples keep flirting with vintage labels, and that comfort food…

Weekly Trend Roundup: from Starbucks Matcha + Valentine Drinks to Cold Brew Concentrate

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the hottest food and restaurant trends right now. Every Monday, we scan what’s gaining momentum across culture and commerce—from…

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Nostalgia Marketing: Why Grandma’s Recipe Keeps Winning
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Weekly Trend Roundup: from Starbucks Matcha + Valentine Drinks to Cold Brew Concentrate
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Taco Nation, Pasta Nation, Dumpling Nation: How the U.S. Eats Today
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Taco Nation, Pasta Nation, Dumpling Nation: How the U.S. Eats Today
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I appreciate the deep dive into nostalgia marketing and how sensory cues can make people feel…
Nostalgia Marketing: Why Grandma’s Recipe Keeps Winning
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Really enjoyed this roundup! The seasonal drinks and snacks are fun, but what caught my attention…
Weekly Trend Roundup: from Starbucks Matcha + Valentine Drinks to Cold Brew Concentrate
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Chicken Samosa

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27.02.2026 11:13
Food Trend

Crispy, freezer-friendly samosas turn iftar into a heat-and-eat party platter that scales fast for c…

Seasonal Ramadan momentum is lifting chicken samosas as a shareable, heat-and-eat iftar snack. Expect more freezer-friendly packs, party assortments, and quick-service bundles positioned for evening occasions and group gatherings.

Maultaschen Burger

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26.02.2026 12:41
Food Trend

A dumpling becomes the patty: soft, savory, and instantly recognizable on camera.

Swabian Maultaschen are reimagined as burger patties or layers, creating a regional fusion format for BBQ season and social recipe content. The mashup taps comfort and novelty, encouraging supermarkets and casual venues to riff on Schwaben-burgers.

Dr Pepper Dots

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25.02.2026 18:33
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Classic soda becomes ice-cream beads - 'float' flavor in a spoonable, novelty texture.

Dr Pepper-flavored Dippin' Dots are rolling out as a nostalgia collab, prompting taste-test clips at venues and retail kiosks. Fans call it a 'float' in bead form, boosting trial and co-branded limited-edition buzz for frozen treats.

The Wine List 2050: Radical Transformation Through Climate Change

The Wine List 2050: Radical Transformation Through Climate Change

By 2050, wine won’t just taste like a place—it will taste like a temperature curve. Climate change is already accelerating vine development and pushing harvest…
LX Hammer Burger: the luxury stadium meal built for virality

LX Hammer Burger: the luxury stadium meal built for virality

The first thing you notice about the LX Hammer Burger is not the smell. It’s the silhouette. A brioche bun, glossy and tall, pierced by…
The Banana Effect: How a Fruit Became Culinary Culture

The Banana Effect: How a Fruit Became Culinary Culture

The banana is one of the few foods that feels “local” almost everywhere. It shows up in lunchboxes, smoothie bars, hotel buffets, and home baking…
Savory Cocktails: When the Bar Starts Thinking Like a Kitchen

Savory Cocktails: When the Bar Starts Thinking Like a Kitchen

For years, cocktail culture leaned heavily toward sweetness, fruit, and visual spectacle. Drinks were designed to charm quickly, often borrowing their appeal from dessert logic…
Dainagon azuki turns red beans into modern quiet luxury

Dainagon azuki turns red beans into modern quiet luxury

There’s a moment when a pot of beans crosses a line. The water turns ruby. The kitchen smells faintly like toasted nuts and warm sugar.…
The Omega-3 Connection: How Anti-Inflammation Became a Lifestyle Narrative

The Omega-3 Connection: How Anti-Inflammation Became a Lifestyle Narrative

Scroll through TikTok or Instagram for more than a few minutes and the pattern becomes unmistakable. Carefully arranged plates featuring salmon, avocado, blueberries, leafy greens…
Monthly Food Trends January 2026

Monthly Food Trends January 2026

January always arrives with two voices in its mouth. One says reset, because the calendar flips and suddenly every morning…

Monthly Food Trends December 2025

Monthly Food Trends December 2025

December is the month where food culture splits into two lanes: comfort-first tradition and attention-first spectacle. What wins isn’t always…

Monthly Food Trends November 2025

Monthly Food Trends November 2025

November 2025’s food trends spanned the spectrum from festive fun to futuristic controversy. This month’s search data shows people obsessing…

Monthly Food Trends October 2025

Monthly Food Trends October 2025

October’s food trends are a vibrant mix of seasonal traditions and viral phenomena. As fall settles in (and spring blooms…

Monthly Food Trends September 2025

Monthly Food Trends September 2025

While August leaned into quirky memes and nostalgic throwbacks, September’s trends are equal parts comforting tradition and digital buzz. This…

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Nostalgia Marketing: Why Grandma’s Recipe Keeps Winning

Nostalgia Marketing: Why Grandma’s Recipe Keeps Winning

It’s not an accident that menus still say “like Grandma used to make,” that pantry staples keep flirting with vintage labels, and that comfort food…
Weekly Trend Roundup: from Starbucks Matcha + Valentine Drinks to Cold Brew Concentrate

Weekly Trend Roundup: from Starbucks Matcha + Valentine Drinks to Cold Brew Concentrate

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the hottest food and restaurant trends right now. Every Monday, we scan what’s gaining momentum across culture and commerce—from…
Ingredient-First Pop-Ups: Tomato Bars, Mushroom Nights, Citrus Labs

Ingredient-First Pop-Ups: Tomato Bars, Mushroom Nights, Citrus Labs

Ingredient-first pop-ups flip the usual script: the concept isn’t “a cuisine,” it’s one ingredient staged like a limited-time exhibition. Instead of asking you to commit…
Airplane Food Trends: Fresher Ingredients, Less Waste, More Choice

Airplane Food Trends: Fresher Ingredients, Less Waste, More Choice

Airplane meals are shedding their old reputation and moving closer to what travelers actually want: food that feels intentional, not incidental. The biggest change is…
Rent Never Sleeps: Restaurants Turn Idle Hours Into Revenue

Rent Never Sleeps: Restaurants Turn Idle Hours Into Revenue

Restaurants are learning to treat time the way they treat ingredients: nothing goes to waste. The trend “Multifunctional Restaurant Spaces” (Accio) captures a shift that…
Tabletop-Only Cooking: Lunch Speed, Freshness, and a Smaller Kitchen

Tabletop-Only Cooking: Lunch Speed, Freshness, and a Smaller Kitchen

Lunch has a problem that restaurants didn’t create and can’t negotiate with: people are time-poor, easily interrupted, and surrounded by convenient “good enough” food. When…
Alcotraz and Prison-Themed Dining: When “Experience” Becomes the Main Course

Alcotraz and Prison-Themed Dining: When “Experience” Becomes the Main Course

Prison-themed dining and drinking sits at the most theatrical edge of experience gastronomy: the place where a night out stops being “a table and a…
Table Captains: The Friend Who Turns Group Dinner Into a Smooth Ritual

Table Captains: The Friend Who Turns Group Dinner Into a Smooth Ritual

The “Table Captain” used to be an unspoken role: the person who reads the room, reads the menu, and keeps the night moving. Now it…
What We Learned From V-Day 2026: Love, Pressure, and Pizza Logistics

What We Learned From V-Day 2026: Love, Pressure, and Pizza Logistics

Valentine food hype doesn’t begin on February 14. It starts days earlier, when people feel the calendar tightening like a collar. Because romance has become…
Valentine’s Day foods that taste like a love letter

Valentine’s Day foods that taste like a love letter

February 14 now arrives with a familiar glow: candlelight on a kitchen counter, notifications lighting up the room, and a grocery bag that smells faintly…
Weekly Trend Roundup: from “McNugget Caviar” Kits to Chopped Meals

Weekly Trend Roundup: from “McNugget Caviar” Kits to Chopped Meals

Welcome to our weekly roundup of the hottest food and restaurant trends right now. Every Friday, we scan what’s gaining momentum across culture and commerce—from…
The 15-Minute Menu: Ticketed Lunch for Time-Starved Customers

The 15-Minute Menu: Ticketed Lunch for Time-Starved Customers

Restaurant lunch is losing its old role as the day’s “default outing.” People still get hungry at midday, but they don’t always get time. Meanwhile,…