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What’s Brewing Next: Non-Alcoholic Beverage Trends – Coffee, Tea, and More

Capitalize on growing trends in the beverage world.

Thursday, June 26 at 12 pm CT

Unpacking the new wave of non-alcoholic beverages

On Thursday, June 26 at 12pm CT, join Datassential Trendologists Claire Conaghan and Renee Lee Wege as they reveal the latest research and innovations across coffee, tea, smoothies, water, and more. Whether you’re developing new products or refining your menu, gain actionable insights to stay ahead in this dynamic category.

Here’s what you’ll learn:
  • Top types and flavors growing on menus
  • Innovative product ideas and emerging flavors
  • What’s next for the non-alcoholic beverage category
  • Beverage inspiration that leads to innovation
  • Insights on home and away-from-home consumption

Speakers

Claire Conaghan

Trendologist & Associate Director, Publications

Claire is in charge of the syndicated content for Datassential’s presentation-ready insights library, Report Pro. She’s been part of the Datassential team for over a decade. When she applied for her role at Datassential her cover letter stated “I am not only passionate about market research and data analysis, but have a love for all things culinary. I enjoy dining out, cooking in, and introducing people to new foods.” which holds true today. Datassential’s tools are her happy place and a job that allows her to spend all day finding new food trends and playing with data is a dream come true. She has a BS in Decision Science and a BA in Hispanic Studies from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a hobby veggie gardener and mom to two budding foodies.

Renee Lee Wege

Trendologist & Senior Publications Manager

Renee Lee Wege is a Trendologist and Senior Publications Manager with Datassential, the leading global food and beverage intelligence company. Renee (literally) grew up in the restaurant industry and is an expert and lover of all things related to food, drink, and the color pink. Through the course of nearly 10 years with Datassential, Renee has researched, written, and edited hundreds of food and beverage trend reports and is a regular co-host and presenter on Datassential’s Simply Smarter webinars, where she’s shared her expertise with peak audiences of 2,000-plus industry members. When she’s not researching, writing, or spotting trends, Renee polishes her presenting prowess with Toastmasters and serves as the Vice President of Public Relations with Toastmasters of Lincoln Park. She has commanded audiences as small as one or two (such as in front of her favorite human, her three-nager Luke, and “dog-ter” or dog-daughter Franny), to as large as 400 (mainstage speaker at Flavor Experience 2024), to anywhere in between (“Cross-Utilization and Trends Deglazed” at Dot Foods’ Innovations for 85 culinary professionals).