AI engine · Brand Radar — Many agents, reading the world’s food trends.
CGC Global runs its own AI system, built from many agents. They scan global trends around the clock, research what Gen Z and Millennials will buy next, and locate the manufacturers able to make it. For buyers, the output is the Brand Radar: 40 ranked brands a month, free to qualified retailers and buyers. For our own sourcing desk, it is the right factory, found fast.
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From signal to shelf.
Signals come in from 17 countries. Agents with separate jobs scan them, research the demand behind them and match a recognised trend to the factories able to make it. Out of the far end come two things: a product on its way to the shelf, and a ranked report on its way to you.
From signal to shelf, step by step
- 01 Signals Social signals and TikTok virality, retail sell-through, ingredient and format innovation, regulatory change — across the 17 countries the Radar covers
- 02 Scan Agents read global trends, continuously
- 03 Research Agents research developments and demand among Gen Z and Millennials
- 04 Match Agents locate the manufacturers and factories suited to the trend
- 05 People verify The Bangkok and Hong Kong teams visit the factory, audit quality and negotiate
- 06 Factory The right manufacturer, found quickly
- 07 Shelf The product, on its way to the shelf
One system, two outputs
- A What to bring The Brand Radar — 40 ranked targets, every month
- B Who can make it Sourcing, consolidation and export · OEM and ODM
CGC Global runs its own AI system, built from many agents. The agents scan global food and beverage trends around the clock, research what Gen Z and Millennials are buying next, and locate the manufacturers and factories able to make it. That is how a trend becomes a product on its way to the shelf, fast. People close the loop: the Bangkok and Hong Kong teams visit the factories and close the deals.
The system finds and ranks; people verify and close. The Bangkok and Hong Kong teams visit the factories, audit quality and negotiate, and no decision is taken without them.
Four kinds of signal.
The agents read F&B brands continuously across the markets we work in — the nine Asian sourcing countries, Russia, Israel and Europe — and surface the ones breaking through before most buyers have heard of them.
- 01
Viral signal detection
TikTok velocity, Instagram reach and retail sell-through.
- 02
Commercial scoring
Every brand scored for innovation, momentum and readiness to scale.
- 03
Category alerts
Category shifts, emerging categories and white-space maps.
- 04
Regulatory intelligence
Japan JAS, Korea MFDS, Thai FDA, EU and Russian updates.
A sample from the April 2026 scan.
The 38 brands we were watching in Scan #04, April 2026: a sample of that edition, not a live feed. Each is scored out of 10 for innovation and for momentum; the status says whether it was new that month, hot, or on the watchlist.
| Brand | Country | Category | Status | Innovation | Trending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impossible Foods Plant-based meat with heme technology. | United States | Plant-based | Hot | 10/10 | 9/10 |
| Brave Robot Animal-free dairy ice cream via precision fermentation. | United States | Frozen | Watching | 10/10 | 8/10 |
| Three Spirit Plant-powered non-alcoholic cocktail spirits. | United Kingdom | Non-alcoholic | Watching | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Wild Fizz Wild-fermented sparkling drinks from foraged ingredients. | Germany | Beverages | New | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Planted Foods Whole-cut plant meat with pea-protein fermentation. | Switzerland | Plant-based | Watching | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Tindle Plant-based chicken with proprietary texture tech. | Singapore | Plant-based | Watching | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Athletic Brewing Premium non-alcoholic craft beer, award-winning. | United States | Non-alcoholic | Hot | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Waterdrop Microdrinks — concentrated flavour cubes for water. | Austria | Beverages | Watching | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Eclipse Foods Plant-based dairy replicating real dairy in ice cream. | United States | Frozen | Watching | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| OLIPOP Prebiotic soda with digestive health benefits. | United States | Beverages | Hot | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Kvass Lab Modern artisanal kvass — the Baltic classic reinvented. | Latvia | Beverages | New | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Wilde Chips Protein-packed chicken-breast and egg-white chips. | United States | Snacks | Watching | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Coolhaus Architecture-inspired premium ice cream. | United States | Frozen | Watching | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Oat Dream Oat-based Nordic ice cream, zero waste. | Sweden | Frozen | New | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Heura Mediterranean plant-based proteins with bold flavours. | Spain | Plant-based | Watching | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Ritual Zero Proof Zero-proof cocktail spirit replacements. | United States | Non-alcoholic | Watching | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Seoul Ferments Modern kimchi with global flavours and probiotics. | South Korea | Snacks | New | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| REBBL Super-herb-powered adaptogenic elixirs. | United States | Beverages | Watching | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Lyre's Premium non-alcoholic spirits with cocktail precision. | Australia | Non-alcoholic | Hot | 8/10 | 9/10 |
| Daring Foods Clean-ingredient plant-based chicken pieces. | United States | Plant-based | Watching | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Remedy Kombucha Live cultured sparkling drinks, zero sugar. | Australia | Beverages | Watching | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| HIPPEAS Organic chickpea puffs, high protein. | United Kingdom | Snacks | Watching | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| NadaMoo! Organic coconut-milk ice cream, dairy-free. | United States | Frozen | Watching | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Magnum Vegan Premium plant-based ice cream bars. | Netherlands | Frozen | Hot | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Vivera European leader in sustainable plant-based meat. | Netherlands | Plant-based | Watching | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Ghia Aperitif-inspired Mediterranean botanical drink. | United States | Non-alcoholic | Hot | 7/10 | 9/10 |
| Matcha House Premium ceremonial and functional matcha drinks. | Japan | Beverages | Watching | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Mezcla Plant-based protein bars with Latin heritage. | United States | Snacks | New | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Graze Nutritionist-approved natural snack boxes. | United Kingdom | Snacks | Watching | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Issei Mochi Traditional mochi ice cream, Japanese craftsmanship. | Japan | Frozen | Watching | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Fever-Tree Premium natural tonic waters and mixers. | United Kingdom | Beverages | Watching | 6/10 | 8/10 |
| Seedlip Pioneer of premium non-alcoholic distilled spirits. | United Kingdom | Non-alcoholic | Watching | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Health Warrior Chia-powered superfood protein bars. | United States | Snacks | Watching | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Koe Kombucha Tropical kombucha with Brazilian superfruits. | Brazil | Beverages | Watching | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Lesser Evil Organic popcorn and clean-label puffs. | United States | Snacks | Watching | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Terra Chips Exotic vegetable chips with natural colours. | Netherlands | Snacks | Watching | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Faba Bean Co Roasted faba bean snacks from a sustainable Canadian crop. | Canada | Snacks | New | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Artisan Gelato Traditional Italian gelato with innovative flavours. | Italy | Frozen | Watching | 6/10 | 7/10 |
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