Food and Beverage Trends

Datassential Trends: Food and Beverage Forecast

Each year, our trendologists tap into our robust food and beverage intelligence platform and AI-powered trend forecast to identify emerging culinary trends across the food and beverage industry. This blend of human expertise and technology provides insights into future flavors, foods, and drinks shaping the industry.

Whether you’re a manufacturer, distributor, operator or retailer, we’ve got the trends you need to know for this year and beyond – and critically, expert suggestions on how to implement them to keep your business on top.

One-stop shop for food and beverage trends

Want to know the latest food and beverage trends? You’ve come to the right place. From the experts at Datassential, consider this your starter guide to the latest food and beverage trends, along with key insights on how foodservice professionals like you are implementing them. Whether it’s examining whether the latest TikTok food trend has lasting power, learning more about current food trends, or what food and drink trends are on top for 2025 – we’ve got you covered, backed by data-driven insights and expert analysis supported by AI to produce food and drink trend forecasts with 98% accuracy.

Annual Trends Report

Our Annual Trends report offers you a peek into what will be on menus next year and beyond – including emerging food and beverage trends – but also zooms out to offer perspective on some of the biggest trends in the foodservice industry that are on the horizon, from new restaurant tech, from AI and robots to regenerative agriculture, and a look at consumers’ biggest motivations and desires. The report looks at what is growing on menus today and what should be there in the future, and provides insights on how to get there.

Here’s what you can expect to see:

10 trends to know today, 10 to know in the year ahead and 10 trends to know in the future
Economic indicators and what they mean for foodservice operators
How consumers view the future and what they want to eat
Tech trends to come in foodservice
Emerging cuisines and deep dives into the evolution of global flavors

Get a preview of the latest 2024 Food and Beverage Trends issue!

Midyear Trends Report

Our Midyear Trends Report is released every summer to give restaurant operators, manufacturers, distributors and retailers a look at what’s winning on menus and trends Datassential experts are tracking – because you don’t just need to know trends when the calendar hits January.

From menu and LTO (limited-time offer) winners to a fall and winter trend preview, this report is packed with trends just when you need them, but also expert advice on how to translate trends into menu success.

Here’s what you’ll find inside:

Menu & LTO winners
Trend movers
Trends we’re tracking
Data surprises
Fall and winter flavor preview
Annual Trends report preview
Restaurant and industry trend outlook

Get a preview of the the latest 2024 Midyear Food and Beverage Trends issue.

What is covered in our food and beverage trends content?

In our year-round trends reports – Annual Trends, Midyear Trends, webinars, and more, you’ll learn not just what’s “trending,” but whether it’s a fad or is poised for long-term growth. Current food and drink trends, food and drink trends for 2025 and beyond, recommendations on how to translate emerging foods and flavors into a winning dish that sets you apart, and the broader industry trends you need to know now to set up your business for the future.

FOOD AND DRINK TReNDS

RESTAURANT OUTLOOK

VISIONS OF THE FUTURE

TOP & EMERGING CUISINES

FUTURE TRENDS TO KNOW

SEASONAL FLAVORS

MENU & LTO WINNERS

TRENDS POISED TO GROW

Tune in to our Midyear Trends webinar

Get a sneak peek of our highly-anticipated report, which provides you with the food and drink trends you need to know now – and in the future. Whether it’s deciding how to menu a popular and growing flavor, or wanting to create a winning dish to separate from the competition, we have you covered.

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This episode is part of our Simply Smarter series on the second Thursday of every month. If you already registered for the series, you do not need to register again.