The Next Big Thing in Health

Director of Mintel Menu Insights, Maria Caranfa, RD presented health and nutrition trends on the restaurant menu at the 2007 IFT Food Expo in Chicago, IL.

• Consumer interest in health on the menu
• Position of health claims
• Application of functional flavors
• Limiting portion sizes
• Barriers to healthy eating
• Healthy opportunities

For more information on health and nutrition trends on the restaurant menu, see the July 2007 Mintel Menu Insights monthly report, "Eat to your Health."

2007 Flavor Forecast

Mintel trendspotters David Morris and Maria Caranfa, R.D. presented consumer and flavor trends at the 2007 IFMA COEX Conference.

Featuring Mintel's signature trend methodology, the COEX presentation focused the future of foodservice. The session featured key examples of the flavor paradox of balancing innovation with tradition. Presenters also led an interactive discussion about hot new flavor trends including acai, yuzu and aji amarillo.

• Mintel's trend platform
• Movement in mainstream flavors
• The flavor paradox (featuring consumer pizza trends as an example)
• Flavors to learn by
• The future of flavor

On the National Plate: Trends Shaping Restaurant Menus
Presented by Amanda Archibald, R.D., Mintel's Webinar will bring you up-to-dateon the latest trends emerging in restaurant menus in the United States.

What will be covered?
From take home to heirloom, learn about the trends that are shaping American restaurant menus, including:

• On-the-Go
• Value
• Preserving American Heritage
• Ethnic Variety
• Two Trend on the Move

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