of their predictions to whet your appetite for what's in store for the next 12 months.

Sophisticated non alcoholic beverages: fewer consumers are drinking alcohol and even those who are, are more conscious with their approach to drinking. It is no longer considered acceptable for non-alcoholic offerings to purely be soda’s – consumers are health conscious and seeking variety in the non alcoholic drinks arena.

Bowl foods: From globalised ramen to acai smoothie bowls - comforting, informal portion controlled bowls of healthy goodness, that can be eaten on the go and flexibly tailored to personal dietary requirements as well as being beautifully presented. Even plates are now bowls.

Mexican: Traditional Mexican cuisine is capturing the imagination of top chefs around the world as they stick to authenticity or add a splash of Mexican inspiration into their dishes.

Souping is the new juicing: Consumers love of juices is going one step further as they seek more texture and fiber from their fruits & veggies. From sipping on bone broths to gazpacho’s, souping has high nutritional value with detoxifying benefits plus it is a bit more filling.

Black’s the new Black: not only as a varietal colour in the vegetable world but salad and vegetables blackened over fire, scorched bread and pizza, squid ink colouring, activated charcoal drink and black rice – its all black!

Filipino cuisine: the rise of the Filipino cuisine influence. With its many influences—Malaysian, Polynesian, Hispanic, Chinese, American—the variety of flavors and techniques that you find in Filipino cooking is exceptionally rich. The results can be spicy, sweet, or bracingly tart—or all of the above in one mouthful.

You can view their full list of predictions for the next two years as well as previous year's predictions over on their website, www.thefoodpeople.co.uk

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