2020 Food and Beverage Trends

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The Specialty Food Association’s Trendspotter Panel reviewed 80,000 specialty food and beverage products to select a robust group of products and companies representing eight notable trends in the specialty food and beverage industry.

Beyond wanting to know how beverages are prepared, consumers are inquiring about the health benefits of the individual ingredients, how those ingredients were sourced, and if the people who sourced them were treated and compensated fairly.

According to a 2019 Innova Consumer Survey, 63% of global consumers are increasingly trying to incorporate plant ingredients in the diet. Not surprisingly, sauce, dressing and spread manufacturers have been finding creative ways to address the trend as well.

In findings from the EcoFocus Worldwide 2019 US Trends Survey, millennials put a significantly higher priority on sustainability than have the generations before them.

Interest in flavor, novelty and variety is high, according to a new report from Innova Market Insights revealing that three-quarters of global consumers "love to discover new flavors."

Aramark, the largest US-based food service company, asked its top chefs to share their thoughts about the top food trends of 2020. These trends are cutting edge, and may not always go mainstream, but they help influence what you’ll find in a grocery store or café near you in the months ahead.

Tastewise leverages real-time insights of consumers’ motivations and preferences to help companies advance products and practices to meet the needs of today’s sustainability trends and anticipate emerging food trends.

Kroger plans to continue to expand its diverse portfolio of Fair Trade Certified products in 2020, as well as complete its plan to standardize date labels for its Our Brands food products.

Over the past 10 to 20 years, the ripples of change in the global soft drinks market have threatened to become tidal waves, with new categories emerging constantly and genuine novelty flooding the shelves.