What is the trend of sakura-inspired cuisine?

Restaurants and food companies can create new menu items and product lines inspired by the cherry blossom flavor trend.

What is the trend of seasonal flavor offerings?

Food and beverage businesses can increase sales by offering limited-time, seasonal flavors, like cherry blossom, to attract customers seeking unique and trendy experiences.

What is the trend of culinary tourism?

Cherry blossom-inspired cuisine can attract tourists to travel to Japan and other areas where this flavor trend is popular.

What are the implications for the fast food restaurants industry?

Fast food chains, like McDonald's, can experiment with limited-time menu offerings to capitalize on seasonal flavor trends.

What are the implications for the food and beverage production industry?

Food and beverage companies can develop new products and flavor lines to cater to the popularity of cherry blossom flavor and other seasonal trends.

What are the implications for the tourism industry?

Tourism companies can create specialty tours and travel packages centered around unique cultural experiences, like trying cherry blossom-inspired cuisine in Japan.

Sakura French Fries : Seasoned French Fries

Sakura French Fries

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McDonald's Cherry Blossom-Seasoned French Fries Mimic the Taste of Spring

Laura McQuarrie — April 23, 2015 — Lifestyle

References: mcdonalds.co.jp & brandeating

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In celebration of the arrival of spring, McDonald's Japan is now selling seasoned french fries that taste like cherry blossoms. What gives the seasoning its flavor is a blend of dried nori seaweed, actual sakura blossoms and salt, which sounds like it would be a pleasant combination of salty and sweet flavors. This seasoning comes in a small packet that can be purchased for the equivalent of about $0.25, making it easy to season fries with just the right amount of flavor.

Since blooming cherry blossoms have become a symbol of the spring in Japan, this flavor has become an extremely popular one in Asia for all sorts of classic summer treats from Häagen-Dazs ice cream to burgers and beer.

Trend Themes

Sakura-inspired Cuisine — Restaurants and food companies can create new menu items and product lines inspired by the cherry blossom flavor trend.
Seasonal Flavor Offerings — Food and beverage businesses can increase sales by offering limited-time, seasonal flavors, like cherry blossom, to attract customers seeking unique and trendy experiences.
Culinary Tourism — Cherry blossom-inspired cuisine can attract tourists to travel to Japan and other areas where this flavor trend is popular.

Industry Implications

Fast Food Restaurants — Fast food chains, like McDonald's, can experiment with limited-time menu offerings to capitalize on seasonal flavor trends.
Food and Beverage Production — Food and beverage companies can develop new products and flavor lines to cater to the popularity of cherry blossom flavor and other seasonal trends.
Tourism — Tourism companies can create specialty tours and travel packages centered around unique cultural experiences, like trying cherry blossom-inspired cuisine in Japan.

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