Top 10 US food and drink trends – in pictures
The IFT asked Dr A Elizabeth Sloan, president of consulting firm Sloan Trends & Solutions, to give insights on the top 10 functional food trends for 2016. She gathered data from a multitude of industry resources to come up with the following trends.
Among the list included observations that men now accounted for 43% of primary shopping and 46% help with food preparation.
The report also highlighted the fact that 30% food shoppers participated in at least one specialised eating plan, favouring vegetarian, vegan and Paleo options.
Following our earlier report last week, click through to this photogallery for more detailed information about the top 10 trends that could provide food and drink manufacturers with inspiration for new product development.