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
Trend topic
Texture Trends
Crunch, chew and the freeze-dried category.
4 pages tagged texture trends
Confectionery
Freeze-Dried Candy Trends: What Product Developers Should Know
Why freeze-dried candy keeps growing, what the process does to flavor and texture, and the manufacturing constraints that decide whether a product scales.
September 10, 2026 · 3 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
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