Ahead of the Curve: Q2 2025 Food & Beverage Trends from Spate’s Popularity Index
Discover the fastest-rising food and beverage trends of Q2 2025—powered by real-time search and TikTok data that reveal what consumers are truly craving next.
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Taste Radio: Austin, Unfiltered. Hot Takes From CPG‘s OG City.
Big ideas, bold flavors, and unfiltered insights—welcome to Austin, where the future of CPG is being written in real time. At Taste Radio’s Austin meetup, we sat down with trailblazers and trendsetters – including Better Sour co-founder Bella Hughes to Torchy’s Tacos founder Mike Rypka and Snaxshot’s Andrea Hernández – who are redefining how brands are built and scaled.
New Products: Ryse Powers Up, Joyburst Launches ‘Super’ Soda, Plus Halfday & Ghost LTOs
This week's new product gallery features a new energy drink from Ryse that aims to expand its budding platform, a first look at one of two new launches from Joyburst, Verve's exclusive new Capital One Cafe coffee blend, plus new LTOs from Ghost and Halfday.
Distribution: Leisure Hydration Lands East Coast Partner; Huxley, Holy! Water Expand
The latest distribution updates from around the beverage industry, including Huxley's budding partnership with Kroger and a new N.Y-based partner for Leisure Hydration.
Reviews: From Little Saints to a Bad Mermaid, Plus Meet Campari’s Crodino
Some people have angels and devils on their shoulders; this week, our review team is seeing Little Saints and a Bad Mermaid, with an appearance from Campari's new non-alc import, Crodino.
Taste Radio: Scaling Tradition — The ‘Daughter’ Building A Cultural Food Empire
Dumpling Daughter isn’t just a food brand. It’s founder Nadia Liu Spellman’s heartfelt homage to family, culture, and comfort. Her mission is simple but powerful: to make high-quality, restaurant-style comfort food accessible at home, while honoring the deep emotional ties that food can hold.
Taste Radio: How Elavi Landed A Million-Dollar Deal With Costco
Michelle Razavi, the co-founder of Elavi, pulls back the curtain on how the brand landed a $1 million order from Costco just four months after the debut of its protein brownies. The hosts also discuss Chobani’s purchase of Daily Harvest and Via Verde Valle’s acquisition of A Dozen Cousins, and how the latter may reflect a new paradigm in which founders favor strategic exits over prolonged fundraising.
Spirits Distribution: Mission Craft Cocktails Hits Total Wine; Carbliss Heads South
In this month’s distribution news, Mission Craft Cocktails reaches a major milestone, RTD Carbliss continues its push through the Midwest, a spirits veteran makes a big play, and more.
New Products: Poppi Gets Punchy, Zico Goes Pure, JuneShine Finds Fiber
Summer seasonal flavors are on showcase in this week's new product gallery, with limited-time sips from the likes of Zoa, Bubly, Wynk and others -- but also permanent additions to rosters from HOP WTR, Poppi and Zico.
Staying Informed and Agile as Markets Shift and Policies Evolve – Q2 Supply Chain Snapshot from Agrowgate
In this quarterly snapshot report curated just for BevNET & Nosh Insiders, Agrowgate breaks down the latest policies and market factors affecting the beverage supply chain.
Reviews: We Have the Hops, Plus De Soi Gets Spicy
This week's review roundup features a look at new releases from HOP WTR, De Soi, MADPOP and Hoplark.
Elevator Talk: Hip Pop, Pari, Aqua Boost, Pablo’s Mate, Zenjoy
Watch founders and CEOs introduce their brands and provide a recap of recent news and updates. This week's special co-host is Adam Louras, a principal with Mercenary, who shared his thoughts, questions and feedback with the participants.
Taste Radio: ‘Reel’ Change Is Here. How Seremoni Reimagined An Industry.
How do you build a globally scaled food company rooted in ancient Japanese techniques, humane animal treatment, and radical transparency – all before the age of 26?. Meet Saif Khawaja, the founder and CEO of Seremoni.
Spirits Marketing: Bombay Sapphire Races With E1; 1800 Tequila Goes High Fashion
Bacardi’s Bombay Sapphire gin is stepping into sports entertainment for the first time – or should we say, racing into sports entertainment.