Culinary Tides, Inc. Industry Insights
Don’t change your vision … Change how you see the future
Quarterly Spotlight Trend
Where we examine the origin, longevity, and trajectory of a different trend each quarter
In case you missed it, check out our latest quarterly spotlight trend update:
Past Spotlight Trends
- May 2026: GLP-1s
- February 2026: Trends 2026
- November 2025: Tariffs
- August 2025: Convenience
- May 2025: Public Health
- February 2025: Trends 2025
- November 2024: Snacking
- August 2024: Ozempic Overview
- May 2024: Processed Foods
- February 2024: Trends 2024
- November 2023: Intelligence + Analysis = Foresights
- August 2023: Consumer Resilience
- May 2023: Snacking
- February 2023: Trends 2023/24
- November 2022 – Spending
- August 2022 – Health 2022
- February 2022 – Trends 2022
- October 2021 – Workforce
- August 2021 – Flavor
- June 2021 – Meal Kits
- May 2021 – eCommerce
- April 2021 – Trends 2021
- March 2021 – Trends 2021
- Feb. 2021 – Trends 2021
- Jan. 2021 – COVID-19 Drivers
- Nov. 2020 – Take a Stand
Monthly Culinary Compass
Monthly insights covering a wide range of topics in the food and beverage industry
In case you missed it, check out our latest monthly culinary compass:
Shifting Sands: Trends Shaping the Food & Beverage Industry in 2026/27
This annual report forecasts trends affecting food service, retailers, and suppliers.
Navigational Nurture Briefs
Strategic compass for businesses, providing concise direction and growth insights.
Download the Briefs
- #1 2024 Trends
- #2 Relying On Historical / Hindsight Data?
- #3 Too Much Data to Look At?
- #4 Not Enough People to Handle Data?
- #5 Team Isn’t Trained to Cross-Analyze Data from Multiple Sources?
- #6 Inexperienced With Navigating Trends?
- #7 Worried About Timing a Trend Correctly?
- #8 No Bandwidth to Handle Expanded Workload?
- #9 Hesitant To Engage a Trend – Frozen?
- #10 Invested Money in Innovation & It Failed?
- #11 Spending Too Much Money on Multiple Sources / Subscriptions?
- #12 Spending Money on Data You Never / Don’t Know How Use?
- #13 Lost Money by Making Costly Strategic Mistakes?
- #14 New Administration, New Rules
- #15 The Color Ban Countdown
- #16 Why AI Can’t Predict Future Trends
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Culinary Tides, Inc. in the News
Recent Articles/Interviews/Press
- Beyond the algorithm: Don’t follow AI off a cliff – fastcasual.com – 9/21/26
- Pie’s next chapter: From seasonal staple to year-round opportunity – supermarketperimeter.com – 9/15/26
- Hybrid Meals Are Changing How Shoppers Cook. Is Your Packaging Keeping Up? – inlineplastics.com – 8/12/26
- The Dark Side of GLP-1s – foodinstitute.com – 7/14/26
- Deli Prepared – supermarketperimeter.com – 7/01/36
- QSRs are gaining ground in dispensed beverages – cstoredive.com – 6/15/26
- Grilling, family-style promotions expected to help retailers, restaurants capture Father’s Day seafood sales – seafoodsource.com – 6/15/26
- Culinary nostalgia for the 1930s arrives with Great Depression trends – supermarketperimeter.com – 4/14/26
- Seafood’s “accessible luxury” set to boost Mother’s Day sales at US restaurants, retail – seafoodsource.com – 5/8/26
- Culinary trends from the Depression era may be back – bakingbusiness.com – 4/13/26
- Multicultural shoppers shape mainstream flavor expectations in bakery – supermarketperimeter.com – 05/04/26
- How c-stores are positioning to win the protein wars – cstoredive.com – 04/29/26
- Are Depression-era culinary trends returning? – foodbusinessnews.net
- Don’t bet the house on GLP-1: Why ‘Everyday Health’ is the better menu strategy – fastcasual.com
- How c-stores are buying into this year’s top flavor trends – cstoredive.com
- Retailers, restaurants roll out Valentine’s Day, Super Bowl seafood promotions – seafoodsource.com
- Fast Casual Nation reveals top 2026 restaurant trends – fastcasual.com
- Middle Eastern cuisine trending for 2026 – bakemag.com
- Industry experts say 2026 food trends will be comfortable, balanced – supermarketperimeter.com
- Flavors to move beyond taste in 2026 – foodbusinessnews.net
- Top tips for instore bakery department design – supermarketperimeter.com
- Trend thoughts: Reconsidering, redefining what it means for a food to be hot – supermarketperimeter.com
- The divisive US autumnal drink with a shady past – bbc.com
- Straight up with a twist: A cocktail’s reality check – fastcasual.com
- Introducing the TRENDS Signal Map for Strategic Intelligence – SCIP I_MAG
- Apple Pie Spice: The sequel no one saw coming (except us) – fastcasual.com
- Inflight intelligence: Decoding flavor at 30,000 feet – fastcasual.com
- Culinary Tides, Buona Companies, Roll Mobility leaders to give executive perspectives at Fast Casual Executive Summit – fastcasual.com
- Economic stressors altering 2025 food trends – foodbusinessnews.net
- Caution advised when making GLP-1 labeling claims – foodbusinessnews.net
- Asian Cuisine and Flavors Dominate Global Foods – todaysdietitian.com
- What’s Currently Trending in Tea? – worldteanews.com
- Forecasting flavors: The taste of 2025 – fastcasual.com
- Flavor Trends: What to Expect in ’25 – supermarketperimeter.com
- Look Beyond Your Industry: The Key to Anticipating and Navigating Trends – preparedfoods.com
- Charting the Future: Mastering Trend Trajectories to Drive Bold Business Decisions – preparedfoods.com
- Flight of Flavors: Tea Through the Millennial and Gen Z Lens – worldteanews.com

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