As we look toward a new millennium we hear forecasters of all types predicting what may come to pass in the years ahead.
Food is no exception.
According to A. Elizabeth Sloan, who wrote a recent cover story for Food Technology, it's usually the fringe patterns that become mainstream 20 years down the road. Today, both are the norm. Fringe patterns now, including interest in phytochemicals and biotechnology, are the likely mainstream of 2020. Sloan shares the following patterns likely to set the stage for Consumer food trends into the next millennium. It's hard to imagine our busy culture getting even busier, but it will, demanding ever more convenience.