Top 20 Food Trends and Innovations in 2007 (GALLERY)

These were the 20 most popular Food Trends and Innovations in 2007, based on our traffic statistics.  If you have a something you’d like to submit to our ‘Food Trends’ category, you should Join FREE and start building a Trend Hunter portfolio.

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Top 20 Food Trends and Innovations

1. Sweet Way To Grow Boobs – F Cup Cookies Enhance Bust (VIDEO)

(Bianca Bartz) Feeling a little flat? Snack your way to a bigger rack!

For those whose suffer unhappiness due to a surfboard-like chest, there’s an alternative to painful, costly, unnatural plastic surgery. All you have to do is chow down on two “F-Cup Cookies” a day and your boobs will reach an F-cup.

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2. Make Your Own Glowing Mountain Dew (VIDEO)

(Jeremy Gutsche) This video shows you how to make your Mountain Dew glow with peroxide, baking soda and a little dedication.  Pretty cool.

Trend Hunter has featured a number of experiments from sites like Craftster and Makezine which enable members to showcase their homemade DIY experiments. 

Check them out:

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3. Hershey’s Cocaine Packaging - Ice Breakers Pacs

(Alex Cove) The Hersheys Co. didn’t think this one through. Their Ice Breakers Pacs are packaged similarly to the way illegal drugs such as cocaine, crack, and heroin are distributed - in small, heat-sealed baggies. The candy is really a dissolvable pouch with a powdered sweetener inside. A Philadelphia Police … [More]

4. Heart Attack Grill - Fat Burgers, Sexy Nurses, Beer, Cigarettes and Wheelchairs (VIDEO)

(Jeremy Gutsche) Yesterday, I introduced you to fat burgers, the backlash against health food. Now I present you with a more extreme version of the same concept: The controversial Heart Attack Grill.

The Heart Attack Grill, located in Phoenix, Arizona, features everything that’s bad for you.  The menu is full of he… [More]

5. Koolickles - Kool-Aid Pickles

(Cool Hunter) A wacky new pickle craze is storming the nation - Kool-Aid Pickles. That’s right! But these pickles are very special. They come is a great range of funky colours that can only be acquired by a Kool-Aid marinade. Kids are going crazy for them and adults aren’t far behind! In fact, the trend is so pop… [More]

6. Sensory Gum Gives You Actual Tingles - Wrigleys To Launch ‘5’

(thischick) This summer Wrigleys unveils a new gum simply called “5”.  It is the gum with longer-lasting flavor and will have “sensations you can feel as you chew”. Sensations range from tingling, cooling and warming. Ooooooooooooooooooh! Now, if they came up with a gum similar to Willy Wonka’s “3 course dinner… [More]

7. Game Fuel - Mountain Dew to Release Special Soda for Halo 3

(Jeff Paiva) According to AdAge, Pepsi Inc has plans to launch a caffeine-laced version of Mountain Dew as a “game fuel” and in sync with the August release of Halo 3, the new title for XBox 360.

Associating a product so close to the target public with an application that’s considered THE game for XBox 360 is … [More]

8. Top 10 Toasters From the Future (GALLERY)

(Jeremy Gutsche) Everyone loves toast, and yet the world has been devoid of toast innovation for years.  Fortunately, the age of toaster design is upon us.  2006 and 2007 have brought us several new toasters from the future.  Some of the new toasters burn unique designs into your toast, while some of them probably … [More]

9. Cow Turns Carnivorous And Eats Live Chickens

(Trendopoly) A farmer in India was horrified to discover that his missing chickens were not to be blamed on local dogs. One of his cows was on the attack and had developed a habit of eating his chickens alive.

Why a vegetarian animal would display carnivorous behaviour is completely baffling to local veterinary… [More]

10. Cosmetic Soft Drinks - L’Oreal and Coca Cola Launch Lumaé

(Juan Carlos Bonilla) Coca-Cola has signed with L’ Oreal in an agreement to launch a new skin enhancing beverage.  The product will be called Lumaé and will be a beverage based on tea targeted towards women over 25 years old who want to take care of their skin wellness.  Coca-Cola wants that market itself more as cosmet… [More]

11. Suprise Flavored Pop - Soft Drinks For the Undecided

(Juan Carlos Bonilla) Too bored to choose something to drink? Suprise flavored pop is the solution.  Choose from one of two can designs and the flavor will be a surprise.  The concept is a great idea and could easily be applied to other industries. [More]

12. Gucci Cafe Tokyo (VIDEO)

(Tao) The only Gucci Cafe in the world has opened in Gucci’s signature building in Ginza Tokyo.  The cafe features luxury foods that match the imagery of Gucci’s brand.  In addition to the food shown, the cafe also sells a Gucci Pancake, which warranted its own post.

The pictures are courtesy of Tabelog. [More]

13. $100,000 Jeweled Pepsi Can - Bling Bling Boring

(Jeremy Gutsche) Looking to add a little luxury to your Pepsi?  Now you can with a $100,000 jewel studded Pepsi can.  The only dealio is that you have to win it.  The can is trimmed with 300 diamonds, 100 saphires and 100 rubies.  Oh… And it’s ugly.

This trend of luxutizing products for press is something we’ve c… [More]

14. World’s Most Expensive Dessert - $14,500 Fortress Aquamarine (GALLERY)

(Alex Cove) If you think the cheesecake you had last weekend was expensive, wait until you try the The Fortress Aquamarine. Sold at a restaurant in Sri Lanka, this dessert made the Forbes Travelers list of the world’s most expensive desserts. It consists of an 80 carat aquamarine gem and some chocolate. Suppose… [More]

15. Slentrol - Slimming Pills for Overweight Dogs

(Nigel Goodwin) The dieting and slimming craze has moved to a whole new playing field.

The world’s first weight loss drug for dogs—yes, dogs—has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Slentrol, made by pharma giant Pfizer, is intended to reduce appetite and increase fat absorption in canines. … [More]

16. Vertical Farming - Skyscraper Farms to Combat Global Warming

(Heather Hobson) Dr. Dickson Despommier, Columbia University professor of environmental sciences and microbiology, proposes that building crop farms on top of urban skyscrapers could provide food in land deficient populations and protect the environment. In a recent New York Magazine article, Despommier explains how… [More]

17. Deep Fried Pepsi - Fashionable Fair Fritter (VIDEO)

(Heather Hobson) When the Indiana State Fair decided to ban trans-fats, the new buzzword to relieve “zero net carbs” of it’s diet fad duties, it didn’t stop the proliferation of deep-fried foods. If anything, food vendors got more creative. Fried Snickers bars and fried twinkies were only the tip of the iceberg. Thi… [More]

18. Espresso Art (VIDEO)

(Cool Hunter) In this video, we learn how carefully pouring can result in espresso art.  In fact, the NY Times even ran a story on espresso art, citing, “If you take milk, it will be steamed to order just for your drink — a top-quality cafe never uses the same milk twice. And it will be poured to create a patte… [More]

19. Sushi Cannibalism Party - Bizarre Eating Rituals

(Carlos Calderon) Pleasure comes in many forms, the original idea is waiting for success or to fail, but have you ever imagine eating sushi from inside of human body?, Well,think about how to satisfy the human instincts and you will find unbelievable ideas… [More]

20. Lamborghini’s Limited-Edition Coffeemaker

(Juan Carlos Bonilla) I love my little white Coffee Maker - stains and all.  He’s been a good buddy through many early mornings and late night projects, always making awesome cups of coffee. But, loyal as I am, I can’t help but be tempted by what an experience a Tonino Lamborghini Coffee Machine must be.  It could be a b… [More]