I N T R O D U C T I O N. A Taste of Food & Beverage Trends in 2019

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1 WHAT S ON THE MENU

2 I N T R O D U C T I O N A Taste of Food & Beverage Trends in 2019

3 I N T R O D U C T I O N C A T E G O R Y 1 C A T E G O R Y 2 Nutrition and Wellbeing Reinvented The Quest for New Flavors and Ingredients C A T E G O R Y 3 C A T E G O R Y 4 Sustainability Takes Center Stage Food Shapes Society

4 O V E R V I E W T R E N D S 1 Your DNA, 2 Superpowders 3 Alternative 4 Your Diet Butters & Oils Fodmap 5 Unconventional 6 7 Pairings 8 Tea Time Salted Egg Yolk Kokumi 9 Disappearing Plastic 10 Meat Tax 11 Precision Agriculture 12 Water, The Ultimate Currency 13 Waste Into Wealth 14 Women Take the Lead 15 Patriotic 16 Autonomous Ghost 18 Purchases Delivery Restaurants 17 African Swine Fever 19 Moral Food 6

5 1 N u t r i t i o n a n d W e l l b e i n g R e i n v e n t e d

6 1 Your DNA, Your Diet Some startups already offer personalized nutrition through DNA testing.

7 2 Superpowders *Edelman client If you are what you eat, you re also what you add to what you eat.

8 3 Alternative Butters & Oils We also anticipate an increase in the debate around the regulatory definition of butter, following the discussion about what milk is.

9 4 FODMAP Companies are getting on board to cater to the needs of an estimated 700 million consumers worldwide.

10 2 T h e Q u e s t f o r N e w F l a v o r s a n d I n g r e d i e n t s

11 5 Unconventional Pairings Behavioral and physical science helps explain why these wacky mash-ups work.

12 6 Tea Time Tea flavors now go beyond the original taste of the tea leaves.

13 7 Salted Egg Yolk Although it's deeply rooted in Chinese cuisine, salted egg yolks have become a pan-asian phenomenon.

14 8 Kokumi Food scientists have been studying kokumi in hopes of exploiting their enhancement qualities to create healthier, lower-salt or lower-sugar versions of foods that still taste good.

15 3 S u s t a i n a b i l i t y T a k e s C e n t e r S t a g e

16 9 Disappearing Plastic Pressure is mounting on the food industry to seriously curtail its use of plastic.

17 10 Meat Tax Advocates believe a meat tax could reduce consumption of animal-based foods.

18 11 Precision Agriculture Consumers may turn to producers and companies who are embracing AgTech to increase productivity and raise the ceiling for environmentally friendly practices.

19 12 Water, the Ultimate Currency As water supplies dwindle, we could see certain foods become more expensive and less available.

20 13 Waste Into Wealth The most recent trends point to solutions savvy entrepreneurs have created to help people, the planet and, unapologetically, their own wallets.

21 4 F o o d S h a p e s S o c i e t y

22 14 Women Take the Lead An overdue spotlight was placed on gender inequity issues in the food industry in 2018.

23 15 Patriotic Purchases The longer trade tensions last, the longer it may take to reclaim hearts, minds and market share.

24 16 Autonomous Delivery Robots, drones and self-driving vehicles are becoming a reality in countries around the world.

25 17 Ghost Restaurants Given the popularity of food delivery in major cities, this concept of dark kitchens is expanding rapidly.

26 18 African Swine Fever ASF is just the latest example of an animal disease disrupting global food supplies.

27 19 Moral Food Consumers are paying more attention to labor practices, diversity in the workplace and sexual harassment accusations.

28 A A P P E N D I X

29 P A S T T R E N D S

30 T H A N K Y O U