To meet the demand, culinary experts and registered dietitians from Chartwells K12 used their insights from serving 2.2 million meals a day to students at 4,500 schools across the country to identify the top 10 food trends for kids in 2025, proving that when it comes to food, kids are ready to think outside the lunchbox.
A focus of this year’s report is pairing fun with functional. It’s about ensuring great tasting products with real health benefits and giving the consumer maximum benefits from fewer ingredients.
These new offerings push the boundaries of snack innovation with unique and intense flavor profiles, taking mozzarella sticks in a somewhat new direction.
Born from a collaboration between Thai and American sauce enthusiasts, Racha’s sauces are crafted with one-of-a-kind, USDA-certified organic Racha peppers cultivated exclusively on their organic farm in northern Thailand.
Consumers are drawn to the complementary flavors and heat levels offered by different peppers and regional tastes. Understanding these synergies can help manufacturers discover new product innovation opportunities.
"We are excited to introduce our newest innovation that responds to the changing needs of consumers," said Angie Madigan, vice president of marketing at Mars Food & Nutrition North America. "With Ben's Original Street Food, we are offering delicious meals that suit their fast-paced lifestyles. This innovation puts Ben's Original at the heart of the plate, not just the side.”
New savory products aim to meet consumer desire for more hot and spicy flavors
October 1, 2024
Idahoan teamed up with the experts in hot sauce at Tapatío® to turn up the heat on their Triple Cheese Mashed Potatoes, which are available in a 4-cup pack
All Takis Cobra packaging can be recycled via TerraCycle
June 14, 2024
The spicy Worcestershire sauce-flavored chip features flavor rolled into each and every bite. Takis Cobra is available in a 9.9oz sharing size sold exclusively at Kroger as of May 20, and in a 3.25oz individual size at 7-Eleven beginning July 8.