Happy 2020! As a celebration to the past decade, we’re taking a look back at the unexpected food and beverage trends that took the industry by storm over the past 10 years
14. 14
Mocktails & Low ABV
Categories perceived to
be “UNHEALTHY” like
coffee, energy drinks, soda
& alcohol received
a “HEALTH MAKEOVER”
in the LAST DECADE
17. 17
Fermentation
“I'm guessing the next thing Americans
are going to be COMFORTABLE with is FUNK.”
— Chef Naomi Pomeroy at
StarChefs International Chefs Congress
18. 18
Fusion Food
The GLOBAL MINDSET inspires
a bricolage approach to
food that uses influences from
MULTIPLE CULTURAL CONTEXTS.
THIS INCLUDES A COMBINATION OF:
new + traditional
local + global
pop culture + high culture
21. 21
Fried Chicken
In the middle of the DECADE
there was a resurgence of
fried chicken paired with
high quality, crafted ingredients
& G L O B A L F L A V O R S
followed by another resurgence
at the end of the DECADE with
the QSR Chicken Sandwich
Battle across the US