Packaged Facts:Culinary Trend Mapping Report


The Culinary Trend Mapping® Report is an indispensable tool to stay abreast of what's hot - and what will be - in the food world. Published six times a year, each report is a 75+ page journal packed with trends, data, strategies and insights on the food industry that simply aren't available anywhere else.

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Using the Center for Culinary Development’s (CCD) signature Trend Mapping® technique, a validated method identifying which culinary trends are gaining traction and which are simply flashes in the pan, each report concentrates on a theme that is shaping the food industry, and then looks at the emerging and established cooking styles, meal items and ingredients, along the Trend Map® that are driving this theme.

Subscriptions span seven key themes with current and upcoming
individual issues listed below:

Global & Regional Cuisines

Close-up on Asian
Latino Foods: The Next Wave
Emerging Global Cuisines

Health & Wellness

Focus on Health and Wellness
Emerging Global Health and Wellness Trends
Healthful Food at Home

Cross-Category Focus

Artisan and Heritage Foods
Specialty Food Trends
Looking at Food Textures
Spices and Seasonings
Indulgence Foods

Category Focus

Hand-Held Foods
Beverage Trends
Confections and Desserts
Meat Trends
Baked Goods

Mealtime Trends

Snack Foods
Breakfast Trends
Sandwiches
Global Barbecue and Grilling

Foodservice Trends

Looking at Bakeries and Baked Goods
Specialty Cafes
Prepared Meal Solutions
Street Foods
Changing Foodservice Landscape

Targeting Generations

One year subscriptions (six issues) of the Culinary Trend Mapping® report are priced at $17,500 for a global site license or $12,500 for a single-user license.

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What is Trend Mapping®?

The five Trend Mapping® stages from the Center for Culinary Development are identified below:

Stage 1 The ingredient, dish and/or cooking technique appears at upscale dining establishments, ethnic and popular independent restaurants blessed with creative chefs and diners with adventurous palates.

Stage 2 The item is featured in specialty consumer-oriented food channels such as Gourmet, and Bon Appétit magazines, The Food Network plus retail stores such as Sur la Table that target culinary professionals and serious home chefs.

Stage 3 The item begins to appear in mainstream chain restaurants – Applebee’s or Chili’s – as well as retail stores such as Williams-Sonoma that target recreational cooks.

Stage 4 The women’s magazines and family-oriented publications – Family Circle, Better Homes and Gardens – pick up the buzz.

Stage 5 Finally, the trend makes its way to quick service restaurant menus and are either starting to appear or are having an increased presence on grocery store shelves.

Culinary Trend Mapping Report Collection
Current issues are available for individual purchase at $3,000

Title	Published
Beverage Trends: Culinary Trend Mapping Report, Vol. 6, No. 2	Sep 24, 2009
Generational Comfort Food: Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Jul 14, 2009
Snack Foods Culinary Trend Mapping Report:, Vol. 5, No. 6	Apr 1, 2009
Latino Foods: The Next Wave Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Feb 19, 2009
How Gen Y Eats Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Dec 24, 2008
Kids' Food Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Sep 11, 2008
Prepared Meal Solutions Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Sep 11, 2008
Emerging Global Health and Wellness Trends Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Jun 18, 2008
Where Are They Now: A Look Back Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Apr 1, 2008
Hand-Held Foods: Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Jan 30, 2008
Indulgent Foods	Nov 1, 2007
Meat Trends: Culinary Trend Mapping Report	July 26, 2007
Spices and Seasonings: Culinary Trend Mapping Report	May 15, 2007
Specialty Cafes: Culinary Trend Mapping Report	Feb 1, 2007
Looking at Food Textures: Culinary Trend Mapping Report, December 2006	Dec 1, 2006
Looking at Bakeries and Baked Goods: Culinary Trend Mapping Report , September 2006	Oct 4, 2006
Culinary Trend Mapping Report: Flavor on Fire -- Global Barbecue and Grilling	Aug 1, 2006
Culinary Trend Mapping Report: Focus on Health and Wellness Foods	May 15, 2006
Culinary Trend Mapping Report, Winter 2006	Feb 15, 2006
Culinary Trend Mapping Report	May 15, 2005
Culinary Trend Mapping Report- Fall 2005	Nov 15, 2005
Culinary Trend Mapping Report, Summer 2005	Aug 15, 2005
Culinary Trend Mapping Report Winter 2005	Feb 15, 2005
Culinary Trend Mapping Report, Fall 2004: A Quarterly Journal of Food and Ingredient Insight	Nov 1, 2004
Culinary Trend Mapping Report, Summer 2004: A Quarterly Journal of Food and Ingredient Insight	Aug 1, 2004
Culinary Trend Mapping Report: A Quarterly Journal of Food and Ingredient Insight	May 1, 2004

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