Each cocktail is intentionally crafted with different blends of terpenes to deliver specific benefits, and each one is inspired by a traditional cocktail recipe.

Prepared Foods talks mocktail beverage trends with Maeve Webster, president of Menu Matters.

While the alcohol-free cocktail trend started a good half-decade or more before the 2020 onset of social disruption, lockdowns, and domino-like closings of clubs, pubs, and restaurants, those upheavals certainly contributed to the rapid rise in consumers choosing to teetotal. Somewhat. Throughout the past two years, consumption of alcohol beverages also rose markedly.

Each year, a Trends Council of more than 50 Whole Foods Market team members, including local foragers, regional and global buyers, and culinary experts compile trend predictions based on decades of experience and expertise in product sourcing and studying consumer preferences, as well as in-depth workshopping with emerging and existing brands. Here is a list of the council's top 10 trends for 2022...

Founded by spirits industry veteran Darnell Smith, MXXN aims to evolve cocktail culture and the at-home bar with cannabis-infused non-alcoholic spirits.

CERIA’s two non-alcoholic beers, created by Colorado brewmaster Keith Villa, Ph.D., are currently carried by 40 distributors in 18 states and U.S. territories.

Cannabis Global, Inc. has launched hemp-based alcohol-substitute cocktail mixers under its Hemp You Can Feel brand.