Introducing Fontana Flavors Inaugural Quarterly Savory Insights…as we like to call it, “Trendy Taste”. Based on our Annual Flavor Trends Forecast 2024, we are looking to bring you updated insights on what is happening to these predictions along with relevant actionable trends that may be occurring in tandem or in response to our predictions.

CONSUMER INSIGHTS – FLAVOR TRENDS 2024 and BEYOND

Global Goes Local

• Global foods and flavors continue to be on-trend.

• Delving in more closely to specific regions will be key point-of-differentiation in

creating a standout menu.

Putting Plants Back in Plant-Based

• Plant-based or Plant-forward meals are becoming a regular part of consumers’

diets…41% of consumers consume a vegan or vegetarian dish at least once a week.

• With the abundant choices of plant-based or plant-forward offerings, consumers are

looking for dishes that allow plants to be the star.

New Nostalgia

• Nostalgic comfort foods continue to trend upwards with consumers…”nostalgic” has

grown 20% in menu mentions.

• As Millennials, Gen X and Boomers longingly look back to a rose-colored past, uptick

in product launches reviving childhood favorites are finding their way back into

menus.

• Dishes commonly paired with nostalgia: casseroles, burgers, & pizza…from pizza pot

pie to cheeseburger quesadillas

Spice it up

• Gen Z’s love for spicy foods is changing the landscape across segments…from spicy

chicken sandwiches to “Swicy’ sauces, there are many ways to fire-up your offerings.

• “Swicy” (sweet & spicy” has grown 46% in consumer social discussion over the past

year.

• Spicy sandwiches, burgers, sauces, dressing…are all growing in consumer social buzz.