Matcha is taking over your local cafe faster than coffee
Gen Z made matcha aesthetic, brands made it accessible, and now supply can't keep up. What happens when a trend grows too fast.
Sep 30, 2024

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Gen Z made matcha aesthetic, brands made it accessible, and now supply can't keep up. What happens when a trend grows too fast.
Sep 30, 2024

A global cafe boom collided with a limited Japanese harvest, and now matcha lattes are getting rationed, waitlisted, and quietly more expensive.
Oct 8, 2025

Matcha led latte searches in 29 US states this year against pumpkin spice's three, according to a 23 September report on Google Trends data. This no-bake dessert folds matcha into the viral yogurt tiramisu format instead of coffee.
Sep 27, 2026

A cramped pintxo bar in San Sebastian invented a deliberately burnt cheesecake, and it quietly became one of the world's most copied desserts.
Mar 5, 2024

A Paris pastry chef stuffed cookie dough into a croissant almost as an afterthought, and it turned into a worldwide bakery trend within months.
Apr 10, 2024
