Flavor Experience 2024

Clockwise from top left: Valeria Molinelli, Flavor Experience’s Executive Chef and the force behind the event’s immense culinary undertaking, shares a moment with JWU culinary intern Kaitlyn Handwork and the Flavor Experience’s Beverage Director Renee Gemmer; Menu Matters’ Maeve Webster breaks down shifting consumer behaviors; Jack Goldburg and Liam Henning (not pictured), the duo behind viral sensation Jack’s Dining Room, showcase inspiring bites from their global travels; Ashley Ceraolo, Senior VP of Marketing with California Pizza Kitchen and Raymond Martin, Corporate Executive Chef of Sharky’s Woodfired Mexican Grill, enjoy networking with Marc Mays and Jimmy McLaughlin of Daybreak Citrus; Cathy Nash Holley, President of Flavor Experience and Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Flavor & The Menu, welcomes attendees to the 20th annual Flavor Experience.

Flavor Experience celebrated its 20th anniversary last August in San Diego, showcasing three days of flavor trends and consumer insights, along with food and beverage inspiration—all aimed at giving high-volume menu developers a roadmap to menu success in 2025 and beyond. Presented by Flavor & The Menu magazine, this singular annual event explored the ever-evolving world of flavor, marking two decades of inspiring innovation in foodservice.