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Gourmet Comfort

Grownup applications of childhood favorites use gourmet ingredients

Implications - Nostalgic recipes that channel simple food experiences familiar to childhood are adapted with gourmet, grownup ingredients and exaggerated portions. This progression speaks to the consumer desire for comforting, familiar flavors reproduced in a way that preserves tradition but adheres to adult taste preferences, as well as the prevailing nature of the interest in seeking out breaks from "adulting."
Workshop Question - What familiar experiences can be reflected in the products and services you offer to your customers?
Trend Themes
1. Gourmet Comfort - Consumers are seeking comfortable flavors reproduced in a way that preserves the tradition but adheres to adult taste preferences.
2. Nostalgic Flavor Ice Creams - Limited edition ice cream flavors with a nostalgic twist that satisfy adults and kids alike.
3. Botanical Alcoholic Sodas - Incorporation of botanical ingredients in hard sodas provide a perfect combination of nostalgia and contemporary flavors.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - Innovation in nostalgic flavor combinations and gourmet applications in comfort foods.
2. Alcoholic Beverages - Huge potential for botanical ingredients in alcoholic beverages, expanding the flavors for traditional drinks.
3. Packaged Foods - Expanding the flavor profiles for packaged foods, including snack chips and ice cream.
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Featured Examples

Botanical Alcoholic Sodas
Botanical Alcoholic Sodas
This Alcoholic Root Beer Celebrates Traditional Brewing
Even though the ‘Not Your Father’s Root Beer’ boasts a number of old-fashioned elements, this alcoholic root beer product has been reinvented for the modern age. The product... MORE
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Utz's Backyard Barbecue Potato Chips Take Cues from Summer Classics
For a limited time, Utz will be selling a trio of backyard barbecue potato chips inspired by classic summer foods. Specifically, these unusual potato chip snack flavors take inspiration from foods... MORE
Brewery Cookie Tastings
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Function Brewery's Unique Event Paired Girl Scout Cookies and Beer
Function Brewery in Bloomington, Indiana recently launched a one-of-a-kind tasting event that matched Girl Scout cookies and beer. At the event, which caught the attention of Millennials,... MORE
Nostalgic Flavor Ice Creams
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These Tillamook Special Batch Ice Creams are Limited-Edition
Ice cream flavors are usually limited when perusing the options at the grocery store, but the Tillamook Special Batch Ice Creams are here to change that with an unexpected few treats to enjoy.... MORE
S'mores Stout Shakes
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This St Patrick's Day Shake Recipe Incorporates Dark Beer and Chocolate
If you are looking for a recipe for a St Patrick’s Day shake that isn’t a garish green colour, this s’more-flavoured milkshake is a delicious way to celebrate March 17th. Created... MORE
Gourmet Green Grilled Cheeses
Gourmet Green Grilled Cheeses
This Asparagus Grilled Cheese Sandwich Has Brown Butter and Dijon
People have been putting interesting spins on the classic grilled cheese sandwich for some time, from adding rainbow dye to getting extra cheese in by replacing the bread with fried macaroni and... MORE

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