Food Flavors and Ingredients Outlook 2008

Feb 1, 2008
126 Pages - Pub ID: LA1604220
Abstract Table of Contents Related Reports

Chapter 1 Executive Summary
  • Scope
  • Report Methodology
  • Key Drivers
  • Food or Fuel?
  • Green Cuisine
  • Young at Heart
  • Food Fights
  • Trend/Countertrend
  • A Look Back and Ahead
  • Global Flavors
  • Health and Wellness
  • Local and Organic
  • Flavor and Freshness
  • Functional and Flavorful Fruit
  • Protein Power
  • Sweet Endings

Chapter 2 Global Flavors

  • Globalization of Food Preferences
  • Authentic Still Key
  • Allure of the Unfamiliar
  • Old Favorites and New Friends
  • Table 2-1 Ethnic Foods Appeal (2007 vs. 2006) Ratings of Extremely/Somewhat Appealing
  • Table 2-2 Percent of Consumers Eating Ethnic Foods in the Past Year)
  • Hispanic Consumers
  • Looking Ahead
  • Latin Lives On
  • Cuban
  • Pan-Latin
  • Asian, Asian, and More Asian
  • Japanese, American Style
  • Sushi Sells
  • Indian Increasing
  • Mediterranean Going Strong
  • Debutants
  • Korean
  • Moroccan and North Africa
  • Ethiopian and Somalian
  • Crossover For Maximum Flavor

Chapter 3 Local - The New Organic?

  • Organic Still Growing
  • Organics at Retail
  • Table 3-1 Organic Food Sales by Category (2006 and 2007 Projected)
  • Organic Seafood
  • Organics On-the-Go
  • Organic Shortage Drives Global Sourcing
  • Chinese Ingredient Worries
  • Unsavory Ingredients
  • No Small Potatoes
  • Table 3-2 Select Agricultural and Seafood Imports from China (2006)
  • Food Safety Paramount
  • Looking Ahead
  • Converging on Local: Eco-friendly and Ethical
  • Looking Ahead
  • Production, Delivery, and Promotion
  • Looking Ahead
  • More Locavores
  • Local Rumination
  • Country of Origin Labeling
  • Food Miles
  • 100-Mile Menus
  • Carbon Footprint
  • Food Mile Math
  • Tap vs. Bottle
  • Beyond Fine Dining
  • Rethinking the Drive-Thru
  • Organic vs. Local: Forced to Choose?

Chapter 4 Tracking the Trends

  • Snacking
  • Crossover Foods - Flattery at its Best
  • Savories into Sweet
  • Coffee
  • Pomegranate
  • Wasabi
  • Takeout or Bring In?
  • Restaurants as Supermarkets
  • Supermarkets as Restaurants
  • Meal Assembly - Takeout or Frozen Entrée?
  • Bring in the Chef
  • Baby Boomers Drive Bold and Spicy Flavors
  • Table 4-1 Reports of New Products Launched: “Hot”, “Spicy”, or With Select Sensory Irritants (2004 - 2007)
  • Umami - Discover the Fifth Taste
  • Fresh and Natural Here to Stay
  • Table 4-2 Natural and Organic Food Purchases by Outlet Type (2006)
  • Table 4-3 Number of New Product Launches with “Fresh” and “Natural” Related Package Tags - All Categories (2004 - 2007)
  • Steaming Gets Hotter
  • Niche Dining
  • Tempting Textures
  • Small Plates: Entrées Under Threat?
  • Sandwiches Sell

Chapter 5 Health & Wellness Winners

  • Superfoods - Time to Check-In
  • Nutrition Moves to the Front
  • Downsizing Expands
  • Live Longer, Feel Better, Enjoy More
  • At the Heart of It
  • The Salt Connection
  • Seeing is Believing
  • Beauty - No Longer Skin Deep
  • Stress - Sip It Away
  • Avoidance Behavior
  • Trans Fat
  • High Fructose Corn Syrup
  • Gluten
  • Ecologically Unfriendly Fish
  • Antioxidants Still Battling Free Radicals
  • Antioxidant Combinations
  • Entire Foods vs. Components
  • Antioxidant Herbs and Spices
  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids
  • Probiotics and Prebiotics - Now Easier to Digest
  • Fiber - From Regularity to Weight Control

Chapter 6 Beverage Bonanza

  • On the Menu
  • Mocktails on the Rise
  • Tis the Season…
  • Appealing to Ethnic Tastes
  • Functional Beverages
  • Enhanced Water
  • Packets of Enhancement on the Go
  • Energy Drinks
  • Soft Drinks Reinvented
  • Coffee
  • Beverages for Kids

Chapter 7 Functional and Flavorful Fruits

  • Superfruits: Race to Mainstream
  • Table 7-1 Number of Products Launched Containing Select Superfruits (2005 - 2007)
  • Superfruits Take Functional Beverages Mainstream
  • Beyond Smoothies
  • In or Out?
  • Blood Orange
  • Clementine
  • Guava
  • Lychee
  • Mango
  • Papaya
  • Pomegranate
  • Pumpkin
  • Dried Fruit - Or Not
  • Dates and Figs
  • Grill-Friendly Fruits
  • Fruit Salsa

Chapter 8 Protein Power

  • Egg-ceptional
  • Organic and Cage-Free Gaining Ground
  • Cheese - Now The Main Event
  • Artisanal Goes Mainstream
  • Artisanal Italian Fresh Cheese Goes Gourmet
  • Iberian Artisanal Cheeses Still Hot
  • Blends: More Complex and Sophisticated
  • Organic & Pasture Grazed on the Rise
  • Innovation and Marketing
  • Meat and Poultry
  • Beef and Chicken Still Dominate
  • Chicken’s Charm
  • Organic, Natural and Grass Fed Increasing
  • Meat is COOL, Chicken is Not
  • American “Kobe” Gaining Ground
  • Angus Going Strong
  • Steakhouses: U.S.A. vs. Brazil
  • Goat
  • Niche Pork
  • Functional Pork?
  • American Charcuterie
  • Seafood - “Sustainable” Matters
  • Table 8-1 Top 10 Seafood Consumption by Species (annual pounds per capita) 2000, 2003, 2006
  • Fish Fixins

Chapter 9 Sweet Endings

  • Cupcakes - Is the Party Over?
  • Bite-Size Still Big
  • Building with Bite-Size
  • Samplers and Flights
  • Dessert Tasting Menus on the Rise
  • Dessert-Only Served Here
  • New Takes on Old Favorites
  • Apple Pie
  • Cheesecake
  • Ice Cream
  • Chocolate Desserts
  • Bread Pudding
  • Gastronomic Rearrangement (a.k.a. Molecular Gastronomy)
  • Animal, Vegetable or ….. Dessert?
  • Chocolate Still Strong
  • Geography Lessons
  • Organic and Sustainable
  • From Less Guilt to Better-For-You
  • Predictable to Premium
  • Ethnic Desserts

Appendix A

  • Best and Worst Seafood Selector

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