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2019 December

Check out the December 2019 issue of Prepared Foods, featuring food and beverage industry trend predictions for 2020!

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2020 Building Blocks
2020 PREDICTIONS

Leadering: Cultivating an Ability to Learn

Futurist Nancy Giordano opens Prepared Foods' annual Predictions issue with a look at where changing tastes and trends meet new technologies
Nancy Giordano
December 31, 2019
In a book due out this spring, I introduce the concept of Leadering (vs Leadership), because a dynamic environment demands we shift from thinking of leadership as a static noun, to embracing it as a dynamic verb.
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GS Gelato's Plant-Based Cold Brew Coffee Oat Milk Dessert
2020 PREDICTIONS: RESTAURANT TRENDS

Technomic Shares Seven Trends to Watch in 2020

Ever-shifting demands for health and flavor guide menus toward sustainably grown and sourced ingredients
Aimee Harvey
December 27, 2019
Everything's connected. That’s the central theme that emerged as Technomic considered the patterns, hurdles and opportunities that are poised to affect the restaurant and foodservice industry in 2020.
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Protein Smoothies
2020 PREDICTIONS: PROTEINS

The Progress of Protein

Consumers seek proteins to meet specific dietary preferences and lifestyles
Rachel Zemser MS, CCS
December 26, 2019
People are continuing to include more protein in their diets — at every consumption occasion and in higher gram-per-serving formulations.
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Tony Teske for Saltworks Inc.
2020 PREDICTIONS: FLAVOR & FOOD TRENDS

The Future of Flavor

Looking ahead to tomorrow's tantalizing tastes
Dotty Griffith
Dotty Griffith
December 23, 2019
Dotty Griffith takes a look ahead to find attitudes and lifestyles that influence food choices and some of the flavors, ingredients, technologies, and styles that will manifest in 2020 and beyond.
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Online Grocery Shopping on Phone
2020 PREDICTIONS: E-COMMERCE

eCommerce Models, Strategies Continue to Quickly Evolve

Three trends are dramatically impacting the future path to market for food and beverage brands
Betsy McGinn
December 20, 2019
In the world of eCommerce, there is never a pause from innovation and the unexpected. Moving into 2020, there are three trends, among many, dramatically impacting the future of food and beverage brands and their path to market.
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Pizza Hut Compostable Round Pizza Box
2020 PREDICTIONS: PACKAGING

Packaging Trends for 2020: Less is More

Brand owners eye new ways to increase recyclability, use less packaging
Tom Newmaster
December 18, 2019
Retailers, brands and their packaging partners are all under mounting pressure to help lower our environmental impact. For those of us with a passion for innovation, this is a great time to be in the design business.
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Carob Peanut Butter Cheesecake
2020 PREDICTIONS: FLAVOR & FOOD TRENDS

Welcome to the Future of Food

Liz Moskow partners with Spoonshot to predict food, beverage tastes, trends and consumer behaviors for 2021 and beyond
Liz Moskow
December 18, 2019
A leader on trends in the food industry, Liz Moskow has teamed up with Spoonshot, an emerging food intelligence platform to identify the leading-edge culinary trends that will impact menus, product development, and consumer behavior into 2022.
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Brooklyn Nets Point Guard Kyrie Irving
2020 PREDICTIONS: CONSUMER INSIGHTS

Strong, Vibrant—and Vegan

Elite athletes lead the way to the rise and acceptance of vegan diets
Carolina Fryer
December 16, 2019
Not so long-ago veganism was considered cult-like, an outlier behavior that many thought would endanger the health of the person. Now we are seeing real-life models for what strong, vibrant and vegan can look like.
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Botanicals
2020 PREDICTIONS: BOTANICALS

Plant-Based Trends Are Growing Wild

Botanical Futures: Consumers seek natural answers to everything from everyday health and wellness maintenance to preventing serious conditions
Kerry Hughes
Kerry Hughes
December 13, 2019
With the plant-based movement currently booming, both new botanicals and those that have long been used in foods or beverages are finding new market avenues and applications.
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2020 PREDICTIONS: FATS & OILS

The Cutting Edge Science and Technology of Food Oil Production

New sources of oil from seeds, grains, and algae are expanding options for processors
David Feder
David Feder , RDN
November 25, 2019
Food oils and fats certainly benefit from the ongoing advancements in seed oil breeding, extraction technology, functionality improvement, and competition in the multibillion dollar field. And, as pointed out in these pages, new sources of oil from seeds, grains, and even algae are constantly expanding the options for processors.
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2020 PREDICTIONS: GLOBAL TRENDS

Innova Market Insights Top Trends for 2020

“Storytelling: Winning with Words” tops this year’s trend list
November 19, 2019
According to Innova Market Insights research, three in five global consumers say that stories around a brand influence their purchasing decisions, with the main reasons why consumers want this information given as learning where the ingredients come from, understanding the product’s benefits and engendering trust in the brand.
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2020 PREDICTIONS: FLAVOR & FOOD TRENDS

Whole Foods Market Predicts Top 10 Food Trends For 2020

Retailer’s global and local experts forecast on-the-rise flavors, products and culinary influences
October 23, 2019
Each year, more than 50 Whole Foods Market team members including local foragers, regional and global buyers and culinary experts thoughtfully compile the report based on decades of experience and expertise in product sourcing, studying consumer preferences and participating in food and wellness industry exhibitions worldwide.
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