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TREND WATCH

Your source for the latest on emerging culinary trends and what they mean for your business.

 

WHAT IS THE CCD TREND MAPPING® PROCESS?

It's our validated method of identifying emerging product market opportunities, essentially, which culinary trends are gaining traction and which are simply flashes in the pan. From our Culinary Trend Mapping® Reports to our strategically tailored Trend Tours and Ideations, we bring you the tools and insights to make your development process more successful.

Contact us today to learn how we can help you achieve your product innovation goals with our Trend Tours & Ideations.

 

CCD'S CULINARY TREND WATCH PUBLICATIONS:

Side Dish Publication | Trends Blog | Trend Mapping® Report

 

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Our free, online publication keeps you on top of the latest headlines in the Food and Beverage industry. This comprehensive, monthly publication features the following sections to keep you in-the-know:

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Trend Mapping ReportCULINARY TREND MAPPING® REPORT

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An indispensable tool for those whose job it is to stay abreast of what's hot - or what will be - in the food world. Packed with trends, data, strategies and insights on the food industry that simply aren't available anywhere else.

CCD produces a bi-monthly Culinary Trend Mapping Report in partnership with Packaged Facts.

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Kara Nielsen, CCD Trendologist

WHERE IS KARA EATING?

Track my latest adventures in food, direct from the table of a hot restaurant, to new and exciting flavor combinations. From scouting trends across the nation, dining, presenting and exploring, here's where I share all the delicious details in my CULINARY TRENDS BLOG »

Kara Nielsen holds a Masters of Gastronomy from Boston University and serves on the board of the San Francisco Professional Food Society.
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