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Liqueur-Flavored Melting Wafers
Liqueur-Flavored Melting Wafers
Dolci Frutta Dropped Non-Alcoholic Baileys-Flavored Melting Wafers
The newest addition to Dolci Frutta’s hard-shell dessert line is Baileys Irish Cream Flavored Melting Wafers, a sweet way for customers to whip up deliciously indulgent treats at home. The... MORE
All-in-One Baking Toppings
All-in-One Baking Toppings
FANCY Baking Confetti Combines Sprinkles, Sugar Shapes, Morsels & More
While some people who love whipping up homemade seasonal treats are stockpiling sprinkles and candy-coated chocolates, other holiday bakers are saving pantry space by picking up bags of FANCY Baking... MORE
AI Restaurant Coaches
AI Restaurant Coaches
Tattle's AI Coach Makes Guest Feedback Actionable
Tattle’s AI Coach makes it possible for restaurant locations to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to instantly turn guest feedback into action items to improve the overall... MORE
Herb Trade-In Programs
Herb Trade-In Programs
Dorot Gardens' Wilt Insurance Lets People Exchange Herbs for Coupons
To underscore the advantages of working with its fresh-frozen pre-portioned herbs, Dorot Gardens piloted a Wilt Insurance initiative. With this trade-in program, people can exchange their wilted... MORE
Mix-and-Match QSR Restaurants
Mix-and-Match QSR Restaurants
Saucy by KFC Pairs Tenders with Globally Inspired Sauces
For some fast food lovers, the sauces they’re served on the side are just as exciting as what they’re dipping, and Saucy by KFC is a new destination that caters to sauce lovers. Set to... MORE
Tropical Vacation Coffee Creamers
Tropical Vacation Coffee Creamers
The White Lotus x Coffee mate Takes Cues from a Hit HBO Show
Now that a trailer for the highly anticipated third season of The White Lotus has officially dropped, fans are being treated to limited-edition collabs like The White Lotus x Coffee mate. ... MORE
Festive Pet Streaming Services
Festive Pet Streaming Services
PetSmart's Home for the Pawlidays Keeps Dogs and Cats Entertained
Modern pet parents strive to include their pets in daily life and holidays but still feel guilty leaving them home alone, leading PetSmart to launch an exclusive streaming experience for pets called... MORE
AI Recipe Assistant Fridges
AI Recipe Assistant Fridges
Hisense's Jumbo Side-by-Side Refrigerator is Set to Debut at CES 2025
Consumer electronics and home appliances leader Hisense is gearing up to showcase its latest innovations for the home at CES 2025, including the Jumbo Side-by-Side Refrigerator and the FreshVault... MORE
Next-Gen Clean Haircare
Next-Gen Clean Haircare
Eva NYC's Brand Renovation Introduces Future-Conscious Premium Packaging
Eva NYC, a brand trusted for its science-backed, clinically proven and mindfully made haircare, recently introduced a brand renovation with future-conscious innovations.   “Eva NYC’... MORE
Bidding Reservation Apps
Bidding Reservation Apps
diibs Helps Diners Secure Last-Minute Spots at Sought-After Restaurants
diibs is a New York City-based dining reservation app that gives foodies the power to bid for in-demand tables and access exclusive dining experiences like never before. This first-of-its-kind... MORE
Christmas Pudding Exchanges
Christmas Pudding Exchanges
Aldi Helps Gen Z & Millennials Exchange Tired Holiday Staples
Holiday classics like mince pies, fruit cake and cranberry sauce are being retired by a new generation interested in shaking up tired traditional foods, prompting Aldi to launch a Christmas Pudding... MORE
AI-Powered Virtual Memorials
AI-Powered Virtual Memorials
Mimorial Helps Users Create Customized Digital Tributes to Loved Ones
Mimorial.com is a new online platform, an AI-powered digital memorial site, that makes it easy for people to create free, customized tributes to their lost loved ones. With Mimorials, users can... MORE
Mycelium Leather Bags
Mycelium Leather Bags
The Myco Travel Pouch is Made from a Breakthrough Plant-Based Material
The Myco Travel Pouch features a material innovation in the form of a plant-based leather alternative from the creators of Sheertex. SRTX Origins is a new launch from material innovation and... MORE
AI-Powered Beauty Consultants
AI-Powered Beauty Consultants
Twinit AI Makeup Enhances Personal Features with AI and 3D Vision
Twinit’s 360-degree AI Skin Analysis was recognized with a CES 2024 Innovation Award and to cap off the tail-end of the year, the company developed by EntreReality introduced Twinit AI Makeup.... MORE
Emergency Cookie Deliveries
Emergency Cookie Deliveries
The OREO Gingerbread S.O.S. Service Supplies Forgotten Essentials
During the busy holiday season, it’s to be expected that things will he forgotten or go overlooked, but OREO and Deliveroo want to minimize seasonal disappointment with the OREO Gingerbread S.O.... MORE
Generative Art Cognac Bottles
Generative Art Cognac Bottles
Hennessy and Florian Zumbrunn Collaborated on Special Packaging
Hennessy and Florian Zumbrunn, the French generative artist, teamed up for a limited-edition cognac release to reimagine the brand’s Hennessy X.O expression. Zumbrunn and creative agency OK C’... MORE
Personalized Pint Pop-Ups
Personalized Pint Pop-Ups
The World of Guinness Created Community During the Holiday Season
This holiday season, Guinness gathered adults at the World of Guinness (Le Monde de Guinness) pop-up hosted in Old Port Montreal, treating its community to togetherness, a taste of its heritage and... MORE
Powdered Cocktail Mixers
Powdered Cocktail Mixers
Mixxers Offers a Convenient, Premium Way to Craft the Classics
Mixxers is a new dry cocktail mix brand on a mission to make the enjoyment of high-end cocktails and mocktails more convenient, natural and sustainable. Ready to prepare at a moment’s notice,... MORE
Low-Lather Cream Cleansers
Low-Lather Cream Cleansers
Drunk Elephant's Mello Marula Cream Cleanser is Calming & Ultra-Gentle
Drunk Elephant founder Tiffany Masterson was inspired to create the brand’s new Mello Marula Cream Cleanser based on a request from her husband for a face wash that could double as shaving... MORE
Pampering Beauty Flagships
Pampering Beauty Flagships
The Charlotte Tilbury Flagship in Covent Garden Features a Skin Spa
Charlotte Tilbury will be kicking off 2025 with the opening of a new flagship in London’s Covent Garden, and the brand’s biggest store to date is set to feature a first-of-its-kind Skin... MORE
Emergency Cheese Kits
Emergency Cheese Kits
alouette x Gopuff are Delivering Emergen-Cheese Kits for the Holidays
The hustle and chaos of the holiday season often leads to forgotten essentials or last-minute disasters, prompting the launch of alouette x Gopuff Emergen-Cheese Kits, delivered to revelers’... MORE
Heritage-Inspired Cookie Mixes
Heritage-Inspired Cookie Mixes
Siete's Concha Cookie Baking Mix Takes After Mexican Pastries
Inspired by traditional Mexican pastries decorated with a seashell-shaped topping, Siete launched a Small Batch Concha Cookie Baking Mix. The gluten-free cookie base mix features alternative... MORE
Color-Centric Beauty Packaging
Color-Centric Beauty Packaging
Lumson's Absolute Collection is an Ode to the Color of the Year
In celebration of Pantone naming Mocha Mousse as the 2025 Color of the Year, skincare and makeup packaging provider Lumson launched the Absolute collection. Consisting of seven glass bottles in a... MORE
Hopeful Skincare Challenges
Hopeful Skincare Challenges
COSRX's #TheArbutinSerumDay Invites TikTok Users to Make a Wish
To highlight one of its newest skincare products targeting discoloration caused by hyperpigmentation, bestselling Amazon brand COSRX launched its eighth TikTok campaign, the #TheArbutinSerumDay... MORE
Divisive Liquorice Toothpastes
Divisive Liquorice Toothpastes
Hismile's Liquorice Toothpaste Offers a Unique Brushing Experience
Liquorice, a famously polarizing flavor, with its distinct taste sparking both intense love and strong aversion among consumers, inspired Hismile to wholly lean into its essence to create an unusual... MORE
Co-Branded Wildberry Toothpastes
Co-Branded Wildberry Toothpastes
Hismile x Homebodii Made an Aesthetically Pleasing Self-Care Set
Homebodii, the brand known for its luxurious intimates and sleepwear, teamed up with innovative oral care brand Hismile to create and share a special-edition Wildberry Toothpaste and a powerful... MORE
Comforting Open-Ear Headphones
Comforting Open-Ear Headphones
Libratone x Pantone Collab Incorporates the 2025 Color of the Year
The award-winning, feather-light Libratone UP was created to be as comfortable as it is eye-catching, sparking the Libratone x Pantone collaboration in celebration of Mocha Mousse named the Color of... MORE
Color-Themed Teas
Color-Themed Teas
TEALEAVES x Pantone Created a Tea Blend Inspired by the Color of the Year
Annually, Pantone’s chosen Color of the Year captivates with its visual vibrancy, yet its emotional resonance and cultural significance have the power to influence other sensory experiences,... MORE
Flash Freezing Machines
Flash Freezing Machines
UFrost Transforms Food & Beverage Ingredients with Rapid Freezing Tech
UFrost Pro is touted as “the world’s smallest freezing machine” and it unlocks virtually endless potential for professionals in bars, restaurants and events who want to quickly and... MORE
Customer-Exclusive Brand Trips
Customer-Exclusive Brand Trips
Cocokind is Hosting a Customer Brand Trip to Napa Valley in 2025
To support an upcoming product launch or campaign, it’s common for brands to host brand trips—and Cocokind is doing things differently in 2025 with a Customer Brand Trip to Napa Valley in... MORE
Intensely Hydrating Hand Creams
Intensely Hydrating Hand Creams
Therabu Buttered Reparative Hand Cream is Nourishing & Lightweight
Therabu Buttered Reparative Hand Cream is the newest addition to Drunk Elephant’s viral product portfolio and it extends skin care to an over-worked, under-appreciated part of the body. This... MORE
Mocha-Colored Sticky Notes
Mocha-Colored Sticky Notes
Post-it Brand x Pantone Was Inspired by Simple Pleasures
Mocha Mousse, the first-ever shade of brown chosen as Pantone’s Color of the Year, is setting an earthy yet decadent tone for 2025 with official collaborations like Post-it Brand x Pantone.... MORE
Oversized Seasonal Meatballs
Oversized Seasonal Meatballs
IKEA is Giving Away Turkey-Sized Meatballs & Cabbage-Sized Plantballs
The holidays are a time of indulgence and abundance, and IKEA is embracing the spirit of “more” by creating and giving away 20 Turkey-sized Meatballs and 20 Cabbage-sized Plantballs. The... MORE
Earthy Spiced Gin Spirits
Earthy Spiced Gin Spirits
James Gin's Asian Parsnip Turbo is Supercharged with Horseradish
James Gin, the award-winning premium craft gin brand by James May, launched a limited-edition version of its original Asian Parnip, and Asian Parsnip Turbo is uniquely enhanced with horseradish.... MORE
Scam Awareness Advent Calendars
Scam Awareness Advent Calendars
NatWest's Scamvent Calendar Exposes Common Seasonal Scams
The holidays are a season of giving and generosity, but they’re also a peak time for scams, as emphasized by the Scamvent Calendar created by banking organization NatWest. Fraudsters take no time... MORE
Serum-Dispensing Billboards
Serum-Dispensing Billboards
The Inkey List's Hydrating Billboard Shares Free Hyaluronic Acid Serum
Affordable, ingredient-focused skincare brand The Inkey List debuted the world ‘s first hydrating billboard as part of a new skincare campaign and a teased product launch for 2025. The... MORE

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Luxury Watchmaker Smartphones
Luxury Watchmaker Smartphones
The Realme 12 Pro+ Rolex Edition Plays Homage to Classic Timepieces
In partnership with Realme, Rolex is venturing into smartwatch design with the special edition Realme 12 Pro+ Rolex Edition. This luxurious smartphone in blue leather with striking gold accents pays... MORE
Inclusive Performance Cosmetics
Inclusive Performance Cosmetics
Serena Williams' Wyn Beauty Products are Made to Move
Wyn Beauty is Serena Williams’ new cosmetics line created in partnership with Good Glamm Group and Ulta, and it’s debuting in hundreds of Ulta stores to share inclusive, vegan and cruelty-... MORE
AI-Generated Fashion Campaigns
AI-Generated Fashion Campaigns
Mango Debuted Its First AI Campaign for Its New Teen Line
To support the launch of its new teen fashion line, Mango debuted its first AI-generated fashion campaign. Mango Teen’s latest launches include limited-edition styles like beaded print skirts,... MORE
Cherry-Powered Lip Balms
Cherry-Powered Lip Balms
Fenty Skin Lux Balm Transforms Dry Lips with a Swipe
The all-new Fenty Skin Lux Balm is touted as a leveled-up lip balm that instantly transforms dry, chapped and otherwise uncomfortable lips with the power of super-hydrating ingredients like shea... MORE
Cherry Coffee Fragrances
Cherry Coffee Fragrances
Black Opium Eau de Parfum Over Red Melds Coffee, Florals & Juicy Cherry
Black Opium Eau de Parfum Over Red is a new release from YSL Beauty that promises “the coffee floral signature of Black Opium twisted with a juicy cherry accord.” This sense-awakening... MORE
Regionally Inspired Potato Chips
Regionally Inspired Potato Chips
Lay's Flavor That Hits Home Drops Destination-Inspired Flavors
Lay’s Flavor That Hits Home is a new campaign that revives four fan-favorite flavors inspired by different regions across America known for their signature plates and flavors. The lineup... MORE
Decadent Lip Treatment Balms
Decadent Lip Treatment Balms
Tower 28's LipSoftie Intensely Hydrates Like a Lip Mask
Tower 28 prides itself on intentionally basic, effective skincare solutions for even the most sensitive skin and its LipSoftie Hydrating Tinted Lip Treatment Balm is a new launch that deeply hydrates,... MORE
Super-Spicy Nugget Sauces
Super-Spicy Nugget Sauces
The Three Fiery McDonald's x Hot Ones Sauces Challenge Taste Buds
Hot Ones, renowned for its fiery interviews where guests test their heat tolerance with increasingly spicy sauces, inspires fans to challenge their spice limits with co-created products—one of... MORE
Garden-Fresh Fragrances
Garden-Fresh Fragrances
Replica's From the Garden Eau de Toilette is Defined by Tomato Leaf Accord
Maison Margiela Replica fragrances are known for their ability to evoke memories and emotions, and From the Garden Eau de Toilette is a citrusy, earthy perfume that reminds of a sunny afternoon... MORE
Protective Snacking Pants
Protective Snacking Pants
The Ore-Ida Tot-Protecting Pants Safeguard Beloved Potato Bites
The inventor of Tater Tots, the Ore-Ida brand, teamed up with Searchlight Pictures to create the Ore-Ida Tot-Protecting Pants, now available for a limited time. This snack-protecting collaboration... MORE
At-Home Slushie Makers
At-Home Slushie Makers
The Ninja SLUSHi Makes Commercial-Grade Frozen Drinks at Home
Following the runaway success of the Ninja CREAMi, SharkNinja announced the Ninja SLUSHi to simplify the process of making high-quality slushies at home without mess. The professional frozen drink... MORE
Malt-Based Hard Nectars
Malt-Based Hard Nectars
Jumex Hard Responds to Consumers' Mixing Jumex Fruit Nectars with Alcohol
Inspired by consumers combining Jumex fruit nectars with alcohol, Grupo Jumex and AriZona Beverages Company teamed up to launch Jumex Hard, a malt-based hard nectar in a can. Available in bold,... MORE
Candied Fruit Fragrances
Candied Fruit Fragrances
Lattafa Yara Candy Smells Like Fizz Candy and Vanilla Syrup
Lattafa Yara Candy is a new eau de parfum for women who want to smell edible, like candied fruits and vanilla syrup. Vibrantly packaged in a coral pink vessel, this floral fruity gourmand expresses... MORE
Sci-Fi Cartoon Cosmetics
Sci-Fi Cartoon Cosmetics
The Rick and Morty x SHEGLAM Collab Shares Quirky Makeup
Within the Rick and Morty x SHEGLAM Full Collection set, fans will find everything from lip glosses and setting powder to hand mirrors and a beauty sponge inspired by the characters of a sci-fi... MORE