Food trends usually spike and vanish. Three of them broke the pattern this year, and mid-2026 data says all three are still climbing. Here's the short version — and where to start if you haven't tried them yet.
Dubai chocolate: from stunt to staple
A full year after the original viral clip, search demand for Dubai chocolate is still running roughly 450% above last year — that's not a fad curve, that's a new category. The formula is simple: milk chocolate, pistachio cream, and crisp shredded kataifi pastry. The 2026 twist is the Dubai chewy cookie currently blowing up out of South Korea. Start with our Dubai chocolate collection.
Pistachio is the flavor of 2026
Dubai chocolate dragged pistachio upmarket with it: pistachio cream, spreads, lattes, ice cream. If a product can be pistachio-flavored in 2026, it is. The spreads are the gateway — see pistachio cream & spreads.
Swicy: sweet heat wins the summer
"Swicy" — sweet plus spicy — went from TikTok vocabulary to mainstream shelf space: hot honey on everything, chili-crunch chocolate, mango-chamoy candy. It works because sugar carries heat without punishing you. Our hot honey & chili crunch shelf is the fastest way in, with chamoy candy for the candy-aisle version.
Matcha's quiet takeover
While the loud trends fought for attention, matcha crossed fully into the mainstream — chocolate, bakery, drinks. If you're building a pantry around any of this, start with matcha and work outward.
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