Receiving a packaging brief for a beverage brand has never been more complex. How do you make mushrooms feel approachable or communicate non-alcoholic without looking medicinal? Or how about positioning salt as a premium ingredient, to say nothing of maintaining shelf impact? 

At BevNET Live 2025, these weren’t theoretical design challenges; they were the reality facing every brand looking to capitalize on the industry’s fastest-growing trends. As Circana data reveals, beverage-only occasions are expected to climb 4% over the next four years, and the visual strategies that succeed in this expanding market are writing themselves in real time. 

Here’s how five major beverage trends are reshaping packaging and what designers need to know to stay ahead.