# @startupcpg on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUtqGCrDvUN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56528545-startupcpg-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-13T21:36:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Startup CPG (@startupcpg) — https://gondola.cc/startupcpg

## Caption

It’s a date! 💕
This Valentine’s Day, treat your sweetie to something sweet – without the added sugar or BS. These date-based brands are proving that 2026 really is the year of the date.

From chocolate-covered treats to decadent spreads and consciously sweetened sips, these brands are bringing the sweetness (plus fiber!) without the crash.

Here are just a few of the brands featured in our Managing Editor Caitlin’s (soilandspirit) roundup (she’s the ultimate date freak):

💝 bestdateeverco - Date-sweetened chocolate hazelnut spread 

🍫 datebettersnacks - Stuffed and flavored chocolate dates 

💗 hotdatekitchen - Spicy, chocolate-covered, stuffed dates 

🎯 datesmartersnacks - Date-sweetened chocolate caramels 

✨ gato_dates - Luxurious chocolate-covered dates with nut butter & sea salt 

🍬 harkensweets - Fiber-filled candy bars 

💕 kindlycaramel - Date-based caramel spread 

🍫 magicdatesbites - Chocolate-covered plant-based date bites 

🍨 vesucre - Date-sweetened, plant-based ice cream 

🍫 wildwestchocolate - Date-sweetened chocolate bars 

🍪 tryunicornbites - Soft-baked, date-sweetened cookies
 
💖 smoodsweets - Date candies with classic candy flavors 

☕ drinktamar - Coffee blended with upcycled date seeds

Head to the Startup CPG blog for the complete guide to date-based brands! Link in bio 

What’s your favorite way to enjoy dates? Drop it in the comments!

#YearOfTheDate #ValentinesDay #DateSweetened #BetterForYou #StartupCPG

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startupcpg, yearofthedate, betterforyou, valentinesday, datesweetened

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