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Best of Flavor 2025

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Top 10 Trends 2026

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2024 Top 10 Trends

Greek To Me

Greek To Me

Above Board

Above Board

Going Bananas

Going Bananas

Worth Its Salt

Worth Its Salt

Tropic Like It's Hot

Tropic Like It’s Hot

's Hot

Cold Front

Bocadillo’s Moment

Bocadillo’s Moment

Flavor In Hand

Flavor In Hand

Sea Change

Sea Change

Mexican Comfort

Mexican Comfort

Top 10 Trends Chart On the Horizon Case Study Panel of Experts

Charcuterie

Above Board

Above Board

Charcuterie’s renewed popularity presents exciting opportunities across the menu

All Aboard!

All Aboard!

The rising appeal of charcuterie is being fueled by five factors

Springboard

Springboard

Three nontraditional charcuterie boards to try

Salt

Bocadillo’s Moment

Worth Its Salt

Modern approaches allow this essential ingredient to take center stage

Signature Salts

Signature Salts

House-made or proprietary signature salts can go a long way in differentiating a brand

Trend Insights: Bocadillos

Five Easy Ways to Get Salty

Chefs offer up creative flavor builders

Tropical

Tropic Like It's Hot

Tropic Like It’s Hot

Chefs are taking modern inspiration from island flavors and ingredients

Tropical 10

Tropical 10

Ten easy ways to add tropical flair

Trend Insights: Tropical

Trend Insights: Tropical

Trend Insights: Tropical

Cold Coffee

Cold Front

Cold Front

Level up your beverage menu with these cool coffee trends

Mindful Moves

Mindful Moves

Thought-starters for expanding cold-coffee programs

Coffee Contemplation

Coffee Contemplation

Quick insights and strategies on cold coffee

Bocadillos

Bocadillo’s Moment

Bocadillo’s Moment

This Spanish sandwich is primed for further adaptation on American menus

Simple Signatures

Simple Signatures

The bocadillo presents a nice pushback to over-the-top sandwich builds

ISLAND AUTHENTICS

Trend Insights: Bocadillos

Chefs and trend analysts weigh in on the drivers and menu opportunities with Spanish bocadillos

Bananas

Going Bananas

Going Bananas

Chefs are discovering a flavor system ripe for success

Sweet Swaps

Sweet Swaps

Menu transformations with iconic banana dishes

Banana Takes on Beverages

Banana Takes on Beverages

Beverages are a ripe format for banana-infused inspirations

Modern Greek

Greek To Me

Greek To Me

Rediscovery and reinvention are yielding new opportunities for flavor innovation

Simple Strategies for Modern Moves

Simple Strategies for Modern Moves

Easy menu ideas for Greek favorites

Opa!

Opa!

Five easy entry points for incorporating modern Greek across the menu

Hand Pies

Flavor In Hand

Flavor In Hand

Savory hand pies are answering today’s call for comfort and portability

A Delicious Direction

A Delicious Direction

Don’t underestimate the hand pie’s big potential

TREND INSIGHTS: SCANDI CAFÉ CULTURE

TREND INSIGHTS: SCANDI CAFÉ CULTURE

Expert insights on Scandinavian influences and opportunities

Plant-based Seafood

Sea Change

Sea Change

Plant-based seafood is making big waves on modern menus

Plant-Based Seafood by the Numbers

Plant-Based Seafood by the Numbers

The global plant-based seafood industry is on an impressive growth trajectory

Trend Insights: Plant-based Seafood

Trend Insights: Plant-based Seafood

Chefs and trend analysts weigh in on the drivers and menu opportunities with plant-based seafood

Mexican Comfort

Mexican Comfort

Mexican Comfort

New innovation casts three dishes as stars in a surge of exciting flavor play in this always-popular cuisine

Do Your Homework

Do Your Homework

A cultural understanding of Mexican cuisine builds credibility

Trend Insights: Mexican Comfort

Trend Insights: Mexican Comfort

Chefs and trend analysts weigh in on the drivers and menu opportunities with Mexican comfort

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