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.
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.
The country’s second-largest beverage-alcohol distributor, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), is shuttering its operations in California, the country’s largest spirits market, after losing several major suppliers.
Private-equity firm InvestBev Group announced itself this morning as an investor in Lucky Energy, adding “mid-six-figures” to the company’s $14.2 million round in March.
As the tariff roller coaster continues, the volatility is making spirits companies reevaluate everything from pricing to supply chain to expansion. We spoke with the leaders of two independent vodka companies on the opposite end of the price spectrum to hear how they’ve attempted to navigate the fluid situation.
Brad Woodgate, founder of functional beverage brand Joyburst, is no stranger to litigation. So when a process server came to his door last month, he seized the chance to turn a sour occurrence into a viral marketing moment.
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.
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.
Btomorrow Ventures (BTV) is deepening its investment in relaxation drink Moment with $5 million in funding, the group shared with BevNET this morning.
Legislation in progress across several states aims to bring beverages infused with intoxicating hemp into regulatory frameworks akin to alcohol’s three-tier system.
After working hard to earn its name in hard kombucha category, Chicago-based Luna Bay is now eager to bring consumers beyond the category.
The country’s second-largest distributor, Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) has been shedding suppliers at an alarming rate, with another major national loss announced today. Following Brown-Forman’s exit from RNDC in California this month, the whiskey giant will now follow suit in other states.
A California federal judge agreed this week that 5-Hour Energy maker Living Essentials LLC created an unfair competitive environment for family-owned wholesalers by offering “disproportionate promotions” to Costco, but stopped short of ruling it an antitrust violation.
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.
L.A. Libations is looking to spread the wealth with the launch of Taste Tomorrow Ventures, a venture capital arm that has closed a $30 million fund to invest in emerging beverage and snack brands.