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The Growing Popularity of Lemon Flavors

Lemon has been one of the world’s most popular flavors for centuries, so saying that it’s making a comeback might seem a little bit strange – after all, it never went anywhere! But with that being said, lemon is still predicted to become one of the bigger flavor trends over the next few years, not […]

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Sour Cocktails Offer New Flavor Opportunities

The past few years have seen a rise in popularity of candy flavored and dessert flavored cocktails. From sweet favorites, such as cotton candy and whipped cream, to more complex concoctions, such as birthday cake, there continues to be a multitude of different sweet options for flavoring vodka, rum, and other types of alcoholic beverages. […]

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Designing Delicious Dips for Snack Foods and Veggies

There’s been a lot of innovation in the snack food industry, with crackers and potato chips being created in any of a number of different flavors. However, for many buyers there’s simply no replacement for plain potato chips or crackers (or for those with a healthier mindset, fresh veggies) and a delicious dip. While Ranch […]

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Designing Delicious Bagel Flavors

At one time a fad, Bagels have become more or less ubiquitous in the diets of Americans nationwide. Moreover, with that wide swath of popularity come various different flavor options already available, with numerous more being developed for shoppers looking for something a little bit different for their morning treat (or midday snack). Bagels are […]

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The Many Variations of Flavored Water Beverages

Water used to be the simplest beverage out there. However, water is much more than a functional beverage these days. People have the same expectations out of their water beverages that they do when it comes to juice, soda, and other beverage products. They want it to be delicious and enjoyable to drink, which is […]

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The Top 5 Fruity Soda Flavors

While the classic soda flavors – cola, root beer, and cream soda, just to name a few – aren’t going anywhere, it’s no secret that fruit flavored sodas are growing in popularity. In the American market, buyers are just starting to realize that there is a lot to love about these sweet beverages. Meanwhile, fruit […]

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Sweet Treats: Our Favorite Baked Goods

There are many incredible options for creating baked goods, and it can be difficult to know where to start when you’re looking to do something a little bit different. A lot of the attention in the baked goods industry as of late has been on cupcakes, with flavorists seeking out ways to create delicious flavors […]

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Exploring the Wild World of Tropical Flavor

Amidst all the ethnic styles of cuisine – from Indian to Thai to Mediterranean – showing up on restaurant menus and on grocery store shelves, there’s another type of flavor that is heating up buyers’ palates. Tropical flavors are very much growing in popularity, not only as a sweet option, as has generally been common […]

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“Free” Foods – The Demand for Natural Ingredients

What’s the food industry trend at the moment? While there are a host of new flavors and food items out there, the biggest and most groundbreaking of all trends is the consumer demand for “free” foods – that is, foods that are gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, and overall free from synthetic or otherwise unnatural ingredients.   […]

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Bacon: The Wildest Craze in Flavor Innovation

No other food item has inspired as much passionate acclaim as bacon. As far as food trends go, bacon’s popularity was a bit of a surprise. After all, it’s been around for ages, it’s not new and exciting, and as delicious as it may be, it was only recently that anybody began to think any […]