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Tamarind: The Exotic Fruit with Exciting Potential
This month, we are pressure-testing a prediction for tamarind as “flavor of the year.” Learn more about this versatile, exotic fruit — including how it’s been “covered” within the industry, what new launches we see, and how our Culinary Specialist recommends using it.
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2 Areas Where Tradition Is Being Upheld
What if resurrecting the past had less to do with novelty and more to do with preserving culture? What if the motivations were purer…say, saving something from extinction? That is precisely what we are seeing. The attempt to preserve “old world traditions” lest they be forgotten.
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Catch the Girl Power Wave
After nearly a century of efforts designed to help young girls reimagine what it means to be one, girls – of all ages – are taking charge.
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10 Antidotes to TikTok Food
One of the many common denominators to TikTok food trends is simplicity. Let us propose something a countertrend: things that are hard to make.
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Natural Products Expo West 2023
We’ve been heading to Expo West for 5+ years and always walk away with new industry learnings and connections. This year proved no different, and while many of the trends aren’t new to the natural products space, there are key areas gaining momentum.
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Nostalgia: 2 Ways In
The desire to reconnect with things from the past that once brought us joy is not a byproduct of the pandemic, it’s a desire that’s been here all along. What tends to change are the particular items (and decades) consumers yearn for.