Specialty Food Association predicts food trends for 2018
The Trendsetter Panel draws perspectives from retail, foodservice, strategic marketing and culinary education.
The Specialty Food Association's Trendspotter Panel reveals what are predicted to be hot food trends in 2018.
The panel, which includes Ken Blanchette, vice president of purchasing at FreshDirect; Jonathan Deutsch, professor of Department of Culinary Arts and Food Science at Drexel University; Kara Nielsen, vice president, trends and marketing, CCD Innovation; Perla Nieves and Alysis Vasquez, founders of Midnight Market; Alison Tozzi Liu, editorial director for James Beard Foundation; and Elly Truesdell, global director, local brands product innovation, Whole Foods Market, draws perspectives from retail, foodservice, strategic marketing and culinary education.