Miso | Spicy Pickles | Butterscotch | Tangerine Crème

Indulgent sweet profiles to vibrant fruity varieties, bold spicy twists and savory additions, we’re highlighting four growing flavors in the food and beverage space today to help inspire your brand. Read on for flavor and culinary insights on miso, spicy pickle, butterscotch, and tangerine crème.

Miso

To level-up savory sauces, snacks, and meals, consider miso for its deep, earthy flavor. Or surprise and delight the senses by pairing miso with sweet profiles, like miso caramel.

Spicy Pickles

On menus, in recipes and retail products, pickle has been appearing with hot and spicy flavors, introducing consumers to a complex tangy heat. Pinterest Predicts 2025 noted that consumers want to get a pickle fix in everything, even with salsa and margaritas!

Butterscotch

An interest in comforting profiles creates an opportunity to take butterscotch beyond grandma’s candy dish, and into your innovation. Already prevalent in confections and desserts, there is an opportunity to pair butterscotch with other indulgent flavors or take it into new applications.

Tangerine Crème

With a boom in nostalgic foods in the culinary world and on grocery shelves, there is an opportunity to revive the flavor of the classic frozen treat with a fresh twist. Tangerine is the perfect choice for reimagining the citrus dessert: 77% of consumers love or like tangerine (Datassential, Consumer preferences, US).