Cutting edge global flavors feature across food and beverage categories. For example, Vegolutionary Foods expanded to eight frozen categories. Its latest is CAULIPOWER frozen multi-serve meals in three varieties include: Cauliflower Gnocchi with Savory Pesto, Spinach Gnocchi with Tuscan-Style Marinara, and Cauliflower Penne Pomodoro.

Born out of a family recipe with Argentinian roots, La Porteña is a Portland-based, Latino-owned business that crafts locally sourced, high-quality, small-batch chimichurri. 

Professor Hinnerk Von Bargen of the Culinary Institute of America, San Antonio, shares his expertise on the trends and techniques that marry together seemingly disparate culinary styles and flavors in order to create new products with a flavor synchronicity that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Watch or listen to this special presentation on trends in kosher and halal certification in product development with David Feder, Executive Editor-Technical for Prepared Foods, and Joe Regenstein, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Food Science and head of the Kosher and Halal Food Initiative in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.

Some of the products Zrou will introduce include Zrou Northern Style Buns with Shiitake and Bean Sprouts, Zrou Singaporean Curry Meatball and Rice, Shanghainese Braised Zrou Rice, Zrou Mapo Tofu and Zrou Old Beijing Zhajiang Noodles.

While mainstream favorites like Chinese, Mexican and Italian food still dominate the global flavors category, U.S. consumers are beginning to look toward more exotic cuisines from the Mediterranean and Middle East.

Blue Point Capital Partners recently invested in food businesses with the acquisition of Water Lilies Food, LLC. Water Lilies is a manufacturer and distributor of premium frozen Asian-inspired cuisine for major retail private label and foodservice customers nationwide.

Nguyen Coffee Supply's first Ready-To-Drink is made with 100% natural ingredients, with no sugar added and is dairy-free/vegan, gluten-free and shelf stable.   

Featuring high-quality ingredients and Indian family recipes, Maya Kaimal Foods is committed to taking the time to carefully prepare its namesake products, so consumers don't have to. The new Inspired Soup options are ready to eat, and simply need to be heated on the stovetop or in a microwave-safe container.

Licuados are a classic Mexican beverage, serving as a quick nutritious breakfast at home or more commonly on the run where people stop for one at juice and licuado stands. Licuados are blended like smoothies but not as thick.