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TREND WATCH

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

 

TREND MAPPING® PROCESS

CCD'S TREND MAPPING® PROCESS IDENTIFIES EMERGING PRODUCT MARKET OPPORTUNITIES.

CCD translates emerging culinary trends into successful new business using our proprietary Trend Mapping® process, a validated method of identifying 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 to learn how our Trend Services and Tools can help you achieve your development goals.

Learn More: Culinary Trend Mapping® Report | Trend Tours and Ideations


TREND MAPPING® STAGES: CHIPOTLE TREND EXAMPLE

Trend Mapping Stages

CCD's Trend Publications

Side Dish

Side Dish, our free, online publication keeps you on top of the latest headlines in the Food & Beverage industry. With this comprehensive, monthly publication you'll be in the know on:

- Emerging Flavors and Ingredients in MENU WATCH
- Product Launches in HIITING THE SHELVES
- Industry Headlines in ON THE FOOD FRONT

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Trend Mapping ReportCULINARY TREND MAPPING® REPORT

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. Available for purchase individually or as a six-issue subscription.

Learn More about Culinary Trend Mapping »

 

 

 

Kara Nielsen, CCD Trendologist

WHERE IS KARA EATING?

From scouting trends across the nation, dining high and low, to presenting and exploring, here's where I share all the delicious details in my all new culinary TRENDS BLOG!

Learn about my latest adventures in food direct from the table of the latest restaurant opening to newand exciting flavor combinations. Here's a sample:

  • Decadent Poutine in Cambridge
  • Oya Restaurant in Boston
  • Tasty noodles at chain Wagamama
  • Almonds in lavender sugar-salt
  • Souther Pork-delights from Cochon
  • Chinese steamed buns at Wow Bao

Visit Kara's Blog to Read Details »

Kara Nielsen holds a Masters of Gastronomy from Boston University and serves on the board of the San Francisco Professional Food Society.
Kara's Full Bio | Email Kara | Kara's Blog