10 Things You Should Know: November Edition
November 19, 2018
The West Coast digs pumpkin, Twinkies go artisanal and salt gets some added flavor. All that and so much more in our 10 Things You Should Know This Month – coming right up.
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Looks like one side of the country is more obsessed with pumpkin than the other: last fall, diners on the West Coast ordered nearly 350% more pumpkin flavored dishes and drinks from the food delivery service Grubhub that their East Coast counterparts. | Food Network
Jae NYC Eats provides unique, homemade, and artisanal based goods and treats. They are most known for their Twinkie inspired desserts called Cakies that are made in a more delicious fashion with very unique flavors like ube, pandan coconut, and jackfruit with fruity pebbles—taking your beloved childhood lunchbox treat up a notch. | Thrillist
Coca-Cola China has launched VenCycling machines – vending machines that use facial recognition technology to identify and reward consumers who recycle. In exchange for returning used cans or plastic bottles into the machine, consumers receive credits on their phones for beverages or products made from recycled plastics. | Mintel
A new wave of Taiwanese food is hitting New York & LA. You are most familiar with bubble tea and steamed buns but new offerings like high texture oyster omelets, stinky tofu, flies’ head (pork shoulder with fermented black beans are just some of the new menu items are being spotted.| Baum + Whiteman
Following Amazon’s lead, Sam’s Club is working on opening a members-only club in Dallas that will have shopping powered by a smartphone. There will be no checkout lines and a smaller store footprint, but meeting the need for speed that consumers are looking for. | Taste of Home
Coombs Family Farms is now offering sprayable organic maple syrup in a can—same maple syrup, but they say it’s way more fun! All the delicious maple syrup, but less mess for those weekend pancakes. | Coombs Family Farms
Trader Joe’s just launched Mini Stroopwafel ice cream sandwiches. They are caramel waffle cookies filled with salted caramel ice cream. Dessert tonight, just got way more delicious. | Image source: Instagram @candyhunting
The top growing global flavor from 2017-2018 YTD is Tahitian Vanilla—even with the expense of the pure extract. Consumers love the classic flavor profile in everything from ice cream, yogurt, protein beverages and even popcorn in Germany! | Mintel GNPD
For Veteran’s Day this year, Chobani introduced a special yogurt to honor veterans and is helping raise $1 million to aid military families. “Hero Batch, Red, White & Blueberry” Greek yogurt was created by veterans working at Chobani and is available nationwide. | Food Dive
Spice Islands has developed a line of premium salts and spice blends to give consumers the opportunity to easily and quickly create flavor-filled, international dining experiences at home. There are four new varieties: Merlot Salt, Black Truffle, Pink Himalayan Salt and Za’atar Salt. | Food Processing
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What does true partnership look like? You deserve a flavor partner ready to turn these trends into the tangible.
Let FONA’s market insight and research experts get to work for you. Translate these trends into bold new ideas for your brand. Increase market share and get to your “what’s next.” Our technical flavor and product development experts are also at your service to help meet the labeling and flavor profile needs for your products to capitalize on this consumer trend. Let’s mesh the complexities of flavor with your brand development, technical requirements and regulatory needs to deliver a complete taste solution. From concept to manufacturing, we’re here for you — every step of the way.
Contact our sales service department at 630.578.8600 to request a flavor sample or chat us up at www.fona.com/contact-fona/
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1. Flavor of the Month
Looks like one side of the country is more obsessed with pumpkin than the other: last fall, diners on the West Coast ordered nearly 350% more pumpkin flavored dishes and drinks from the food delivery service Grubhub that their East Coast counterparts. | Food Network
2. Artisanal “Twinkies”
Jae NYC Eats provides unique, homemade, and artisanal based goods and treats. They are most known for their Twinkie inspired desserts called Cakies that are made in a more delicious fashion with very unique flavors like ube, pandan coconut, and jackfruit with fruity pebbles—taking your beloved childhood lunchbox treat up a notch. | Thrillist
3. VenCycling
Coca-Cola China has launched VenCycling machines – vending machines that use facial recognition technology to identify and reward consumers who recycle. In exchange for returning used cans or plastic bottles into the machine, consumers receive credits on their phones for beverages or products made from recycled plastics. | Mintel
4. Taiwan in the Spotlight
A new wave of Taiwanese food is hitting New York & LA. You are most familiar with bubble tea and steamed buns but new offerings like high texture oyster omelets, stinky tofu, flies’ head (pork shoulder with fermented black beans are just some of the new menu items are being spotted.| Baum + Whiteman
5. Sam’s Club Now
Following Amazon’s lead, Sam’s Club is working on opening a members-only club in Dallas that will have shopping powered by a smartphone. There will be no checkout lines and a smaller store footprint, but meeting the need for speed that consumers are looking for. | Taste of Home
6. Maple Stream
Coombs Family Farms is now offering sprayable organic maple syrup in a can—same maple syrup, but they say it’s way more fun! All the delicious maple syrup, but less mess for those weekend pancakes. | Coombs Family Farms
7. Stroopwafel Ice Cream Sandwich
Trader Joe’s just launched Mini Stroopwafel ice cream sandwiches. They are caramel waffle cookies filled with salted caramel ice cream. Dessert tonight, just got way more delicious. | Image source: Instagram @candyhunting
8. Tahitian Vanilla
The top growing global flavor from 2017-2018 YTD is Tahitian Vanilla—even with the expense of the pure extract. Consumers love the classic flavor profile in everything from ice cream, yogurt, protein beverages and even popcorn in Germany! | Mintel GNPD
9. Yogurt Honoring Veterans
For Veteran’s Day this year, Chobani introduced a special yogurt to honor veterans and is helping raise $1 million to aid military families. “Hero Batch, Red, White & Blueberry” Greek yogurt was created by veterans working at Chobani and is available nationwide. | Food Dive
10. Flavored Salts
Spice Islands has developed a line of premium salts and spice blends to give consumers the opportunity to easily and quickly create flavor-filled, international dining experiences at home. There are four new varieties: Merlot Salt, Black Truffle, Pink Himalayan Salt and Za’atar Salt. | Food Processing
Click here for the full report!
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What does true partnership look like? You deserve a flavor partner ready to turn these trends into the tangible.
Let FONA’s market insight and research experts get to work for you. Translate these trends into bold new ideas for your brand. Increase market share and get to your “what’s next.” Our technical flavor and product development experts are also at your service to help meet the labeling and flavor profile needs for your products to capitalize on this consumer trend. Let’s mesh the complexities of flavor with your brand development, technical requirements and regulatory needs to deliver a complete taste solution. From concept to manufacturing, we’re here for you — every step of the way.
Contact our sales service department at 630.578.8600 to request a flavor sample or chat us up at www.fona.com/contact-fona/
