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Infant and toddler nutrition concerns are about to become even more important than ever. The USDA will soon issue its 2020 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), and they will include, for the first time, guidelines for kids aged 0-2 years.

Available now in refrigerator cases in the grocery, convenience, drug store and mass retail channels, and at participating Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants throughout the US, Cookies & Cream joins Dunkin’s other RTD coffee flavor offerings: Original, Mocha, Espresso and French Vanilla.

With Americans welcoming heat to their palates, manufacturers can adapt more Hispanic and Latin flavors in their formulations.

Organic Vegan Coleslaw Dressing is free from dairy, eggs, cholesterol, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, sulfites, wheat and gluten making it safe for those with food allergies or dietary restrictions. The product is also Kosher as well as Non-GMO Project Verified.

Impossible Foods discovered a scalable, affordable way to make heme without animals: the company engineers and ferments yeast to produce a heme protein naturally found in plants, called soy leghemoglobin. The heme in the Impossible Burger is identical to the essential heme humans have been consuming for hundreds of thousands of years in meat — and while it delivers all the craveable depth of beef, it uses far fewer resources.

The new Paleo Muesli Cup offers a grain-free alternative for people following a paleo- or primal-lifestyle, or those seeking a lower carbohydrate cereal option. Bob’s Red Mill first introduced a line of muesli 20 years ago, after founder Bob Moore returned inspired by his travels abroad.

For the industry to truly be innovative, and continue to be relevant well beyond the Millennial boom, insights professionals will need to look well outside of food to better anticipate consumers' changing relationship with food.