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Stop Waiting in Line: The Truth About Viral Food Trends

Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Food trends with people waiting in line

Truer words have never been spoken.

One week, social media hype has people waiting in line for hours for cronuts. The next week, it’s rainbow bagels, towering milkshakes, or the Popeyes chicken sandwich.

But iPINIONS says return just a week or two later for the same trendy food, and you’ll walk right in and probably even get it at a discount. Because the FOMO crowds invariably move on faster than the hype does.

Anthony L. Hall

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Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Consumer Trends, FOMO, Food Culture, Hype Culture, Instagram, Marketing, Pop Culture, Restaurant Industry, social media, Viral Trends

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