SFA's 2025 Trendspotter Panel Trends

It’s the start of the 2025 Food Trends season, a season that begins months earlier with feverish research, expert surveys, and note-checking as organizations gather input and refine the trends they want to stake for next year.

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Kara Nielsen
'Swicy': A Flavor Trend Reborn

I had the pleasure of sharing trend insights with journalist Amelia Lucas at CNBC this month, talking about the uptick in ‘swicy’ foods. Swicy, or sweet and spicy, was the flavor of the summer, it seems, appearing in Starbucks Lemonade Refreshers and Korean-flavored snacks.

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Kara Nielsen