Forecasting the Food Trends for 2021
It is that time of year again when the food trend predictions are starting to pop up for next year. For over a decade, my business has been identifying and sharing food trends. This year – 2020, the start of …
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What the Heck are Water Lily Seeds?
This is another blog topic from my early 2020 list, before the global pandemic disrupted the world’s focus for almost everything including our behaviours around food and eating patterns. As consumers continue to crave innovative healthy snacks from natural sources …
What the Heck is Watermelon Seed Butter?
First up – technically it’s a dairy-free substitute for butter or simply a plant-based spread. This is not something new, the terms butter and milk are widely being used to describe plant-based alternatives both on package and via marketing campaigns, …
My Top Five Food Trends for 2020
As we head into a new year and decade, it’s that time of year again when food and nutrition trends are making headlines. Predictions are coming from all types of media including me. For over 10 years, my business has …
Trendspotting at IBIE
The International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE) is the largest global grain-based trade event in North America. Every three years, the industry comes together at IBIE to experience the newest advances, participate in cutting-edge conference sessions and demos, conduct face-to-face meetings, …
Plant-based Eating on the Rise
The appeal of plant-based eating has expanded over the past year, including a much larger market of consumers who are opting for flexitarian diet pattern (choosing more plant-based meal options while still consuming meat) both at home and on-the-go. With …
Trends in Snacking
Consumers, especially Millennials are living a fast and busy lifestyle. Millennials have a sweet spot for meal prep time that is between 20 to 30 minutes. While being health conscious they are gravitating towards purchasing “grab and go” options, such …
My Three Easy Tips to Spring Clean Your Kitchen and Diet
By the time spring rolls around, we’re all ready to refresh and rejuvenate. So let’s do this! Hit the restart button with my three easy tips to spring clean your kitchen and diet to keep you on track with your …
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Trending Tahini
For me, sesame seeds were the “new seeds on the block” when my book The Need for Seeds was published three years ago. They were not in my recipe file or a go-to item on my grocery list. Today, both …