Trend Report 3rd Quarter 2017 October 8, 2017 by melissah Top 15 Flavors Sampled 1. Vanilla 2. Chocolate 3. Strawberry 4. Raspberry/Black Raspberry 5. Lemon 6. Orange/Blood Orange/Creamsicle 7. Cherry/Black Cherry 8. Coconut 9. Peach 10. Butter/Butterscotch/Butter Pecan 11. Apple/Spiced Apple/Sour Apple 12. Caramel/Salted Caramel 13. Mint/Peppermint/Spearmint 14. Pumpkin/Pumpkin Pie/Spice 15. Tea/Green Tea/Chai Tea Rising Trends: (Flavors that have shown an increase in popularity): Acai, Adzuki, Asian Spice, Avocado, Balsamic, Basil, Bergamot, Birch Beer, Birthday Cake, Black Licorice, Blackberry, Blue Cheese, Brandy, Brie, Brown Butter, Brown Sugar, Candy Corn, Cardamom, Cereal, Chamomile, Chipotle, Chocolate Stout, Cilantro, Cognac, Donut, Dragonfruit, Durian, Eggnog, Fireweed, Funnel Cake, Goji Berry, Grape, Green Chili Pepper, Green Tea, Habanero, Heat, Jackfruit, Kiwi, Loganberry, Macadamia, Mai-tai, Mangosteen, Matcha, Melon, Molasses, Mulled Wine, Oatmeal Cookie, Pandan, Papaya, Pear, Pecan, Persimmon, Pistachio, Plum, Praline, Pretzel, Prickly Pear, Rose Hips, Rum, Snickerdoodle, Smoke, S’mores, Tamarind, Tangerine, Taro, Toasted Sesame, Ube, Waffle, Watermelon, White Chocolate, Yogurt, Tomato