Food & Beverage Trends This Week (August 2026)

What's trending in food and drink this week, from rising topics to the posts people watched most.

Last updated · refreshed weekly from Submarine.ai data

Rising topics this week

#TopicGrowth (WoW)Posts (7d)Views (7d)
1fruit+69797%1562.3M
2candy+22831%2368.7M
3contest+5462%2616.4M
4water+5181%1526.5M
5employee advocacy+4142%173.7M

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Top food & beverage posts this week

  • KẸO DẺO CHUPA CHUPS HƯƠU CAO CỔ - THỬ NGAY HƯƠNG TRÁI CÂY VANI MỚI!

    Chupa Chups · YouTube · 61.8M views

  • McDonald's Beverages | Jesser | :30

    McDonald’s · YouTube · 19M views

  • @max_alran_5 WINS LES GETS 🇫🇷 Last man down, the pressure was on but Max Alran delivered here in his home country. Th

    Monster Energy · Instagram · 8M views

  • Chope ton Frero’ à 3€ cette semaine en commandant sur l’app O’Tacos 🔥

    O’Tacos · TikTok · 6.6M views

  • #GatoradePartner When it’s burning hot outside 🥵☀️ I make sure I always carry @gatorade Gatorlyte with me to stay hydra

    Gatorade · Instagram · 6.2M views

  • Trainers, your next challenge is HERE! 🍩 The Pokémon Collection is NOW available, featuring 6 ALL-NEW doughnut flavors

    Krispy Kreme · TikTok · 6.1M views

Methodology

Submarine.ai tags every post from official brand channels with AI and measures topic momentum as week-over-week view growth (last 7 days vs the 7 days before). Topics shown here cleared minimum volume thresholds; figures are rounded. Updated weekly.

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Frequently asked questions

What is trending in food & beverage on social media right now?

The fastest-rising food & beverage topic this week is "fruit", up +69797% in views week-over-week with 62.3M views across 15 posts, according to Submarine.ai's weekly measurement.

How are these trends detected?

Submarine.ai tags and analyzes every post from official food & beverage brand channels on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. A topic counts as trending when its views grow sharply across multiple brands and posts. The growth figures compare the last 7 days to the 7 days before.

How often is this page updated?

Every week, from the latest full scrape of brand channels. Subscribers get trend movement daily, with per-brand and per-post breakdowns.

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