Articles Tagged with ''flavor trends''

Frozen dessert makers can find inspiration for the next big thing by looking at what’s happening on restaurant menus across the United States.

Yogurt manufacturers are getting innovative and capitalizing on the diversity of yogurt with niche products and appealing to a wider audience. Whole-fat and low-sugar varieties are part of the mix.

Sensient Flavors releases its eight up-and-coming flavor trends in food and beverages for 2015.

Food and beverage processors find inspiration everywhere, including in traditional Southern desserts and bartenders.

A panel of trendspotters selected by the show organizer named chocolate teas, seaweed chips, and truffle ketchup as representative of a larger trend towards "thoughtful indulgence." The Specialty Food Association says sriracha (a fiery Thai chili sauce) was one of the biggest flavor trends. It is used in snacks, chocolates and jams.
 

Ginger Plum. No, she wasn't an old girlfriend from my hippie days. Rather it's a key flavor trend for 2014, defined as "a juicy, sweet and tart plum with a touch of spice from ginger that delivers multiple sensory experiences." Come to think of it, that does describe my old flame pretty darn well.