Each year, specialty food trends fire up and fizzle out. So what will 2016 bring? Analysts at the Specialty Foods Association predict the food industry can expect to see consumers pushing meat products aside in favor of vegetables and other produce that was cast aside until recently.
The $109 billion specialty food industry is driven by innovation and small-batch production, according to the association. Fifty percent of consumers purchase specialty food and those numbers are expected to rise in 2016, according to Association research.