Trends
Swicy Flavor Trends: Why Sweet Plus Heat Keeps Growing
Why sweet-heat profiles keep expanding across categories, how the sequencing works sensorially, and what formulating with capsaicin actually requires.
September 25, 2026 · 3 min
Trend topic
Swicy
Sweet plus heat, now a permanent fixture rather than a season.
8 pages tagged swicy
Trends
Seven Flavor Trends Reshaping Food & Beverage in 2027
The seven flavor directions with the clearest path from social virality to mainstream launch in 2027, assessed for what each requires from formulation.
September 10, 2026 · 3 min
Flavor profile
Mango Flavor
Mango flavor profile, the difference between Alphonso and Tommy Atkins character, applications, and the sulfur chemistry that makes it process-sensitive.
October 1, 2026 · 2 min
Application
Snack Flavor Development
A hub for snack flavor — topical seasoning application, chips, popcorn, sauces and the categories where swicy and pickle profiles get proven.
October 12, 2026 · 2 min
Application
Confectionery Flavor Development
A hub for confectionery flavor — candy, gummies, chocolate and freeze-dried formats, and the process constraints that decide which flavors are possible.
September 10, 2026 · 2 min
Research
Most-Searched Candy Flavor Profiles
Measured US search demand for 18 candy flavors and formats against the number of brands selling them in Open Food Facts. Includes Dubai chocolate, where search peaked four months before Lindt reached national retail, and freeze-dried candy, down 86% from late 2023.
October 16, 2026 · 11 min
Trend hub
Emerging Flavor Profiles
Emerging flavor profiles to watch — which are still early, which are already crowded, and how the adoption lifecycle typically runs.
October 14, 2026 · 1 min
Trend hub
Candy & Confectionery Trends
Confectionery and candy flavor trends — freeze-dried formats, nostalgic profiles in adult products, sour systems and the swicy crossover.
September 10, 2026 · 1 min