Top Food & Beverage Trends of 2024

Freeze-dried Skittles are a popular sweet snack where Skittles candies are subjected to a freeze-drying process, enhancing their flavor and changing their texture. It's a unique and crunchy version of the popular candy achieved through dehydration. Surprisingly, the creation of freeze-drying devices for home use has allowed consumers to experiment with popular candies themselves, significantly raising interest in freeze-dried Skittles.

Ryze Coffee is a coffee brand that offers a unique blend that infuses coffee with functional mushrooms, aiming to provide various health benefits while reducing the negative impacts typically associated with coffee consumption. This innovative coffee alternative emerges from the increasing awareness and interest in functional foods and beverages, including adaptogens like mushrooms considered to be beneficial for overall health.

Mushroom matcha is a blend of traditional Japanese green tea and medicinal mushrooms, commonly consumed for its potential health benefits. The product's popularity is surging due to the growing interest and research into nootropics for cognitive enhancement, which has increased the allure of ingredients like Lion's Mane mushroom, a common component in mushroom matcha.

A vacuum flask set typically includes one or more insulated bottles designed to keep liquids at their initial temperature for extended periods. Surprisingly, the sustainable living trend pushes more consumers towards reusable products, making vacuum flask sets a popular choice over disposable options.

Lab grown meat, also known as cultured or cell-based meat, is meat produced by in vitro cultivation of animal cells, without the need to slaughter animals. Lab-grown meat has the potential to dramatically curb foodborne illnesses, intensifying attention amid a series of recent food safety scandals. It also offers a fresh, sustainable source of production for a more resilient food supply chain.

Poppi Soda is a line of fruit-flavored sodas that are made with real fruit juice and no artificial colors or flavors. The sodas are available in six flavors: apple, grape, orange, pineapple, raspberry, and strawberry.

THC seltzer is a refreshing drink infused with Delta-9 THC and CBD, offering a mild psychoactive high and is often used for recreational or medicinal purposes. A growing preference for discreet and socially acceptable ways to consume cannabis has contributed to its high demand, and interestingly, the demand for low-calorie alcoholic alternatives has paved the way for products such as THC seltzer.

Marry Me chicken is a dish that is made up of chicken breast cutlets with sundried tomatoes, parmesan cheese, and heavy cream as key ingredients and then garnished with fresh basil leaves. The Marry Me chicken can also be served with pasta, mashed potatoes, rice, or crusty bread.

A candy freeze dryer is a piece of equipment that uses a preservation process called freeze-drying to transform regular candy into crunchy, puffy snacks that deliver a potent burst of flavor. Of particular interest is that unexpected texture innovations, facilitated by freeze-drying, are increasingly popular in the gastronomy world and completely transform the candy into a new product experience.

Mushroom coffee is coffee that is made with mushrooms added to it. The mushrooms used can be either fresh or dried, and can include varieties such as chaga, lion’s mane, and reishi. The mushrooms are said to add various health benefits to the coffee, such as boosting energy levels and improving cognitive function.