Future Food Trends: What’s the ingredient of change?

The food palate has always been hard to please. With the pandemic transforming the world over, the choice of a meal does not seem an exception either. The simple question- are we eating in or going out tonight?- now factors in Covid rules, regulations, weather forecasts and vaccination details. Once you’ve worked through all of that, you can decide if you’ll sit down and look at the menu, order take out or venture to the grocery store. From the pandemic affecting the raw material supply chain to rising environmental concerns and changing lifestyles, several factors are set to change the taste preferences of the future. It’s imperative for businesses to focus and act on a handful of the priorities. Here’s an account of what lies ahead.

Changes in the business of food:

Global inflation has risen owing to supply chain disruptions amid the pandemic. Climate change has made the harvest less dependable, and the weather forecast can now move prices in minutes, creating the same effect for costs. The news regarding the shortages in supply is driving consumers to buy more over the short term thus creating demand and depleting reserves further.

Tackling climate change through food:

Agricultural practices and food are becoming a significant part of every country’s climate action plan. The European Commission allocated $210.6 million in 2022 to support European Union agri-food products and focus on promoting products and farming methods that support the European Green Deal objective. Notably, eating just a bit less beef—has achieved 15 per cent of President Biden’s latest commitments, and a shift to more foods from the ocean will get us to 20 per cent. The special report on climate change and land by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) describes plant-based diets as a major opportunity for mitigating and adapting to climate change ― and includes a policy recommendation to reduce meat consumption. These call for a radical transformation towards the global land-use and food system that serve our climate change.

A shift towards organic food

The rising health concerns have propelled a tremendous shift towards organic food consumption. It is not just about what we are putting into the fields and farms, but post-harvest and adulteration are equally important. Organic food is grown without synthetic chemicals and does not contain genetically modified organisms(GMOs). The global organic food market stood at $201.77 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $380.84 billion in 2025. Our previous article on organic food explains how the trend has dug deep in the food business and is set to grow into a billion-dollar industry. You can read it here.

The five major drivers of change in our food system: sustainability, public health, information technology, demographics and the changing role of the culinary professional, are creating opportunities and changing the face of the food industry. Understanding these evolving diet patterns and food demand is quintessential for the industry’s growth.

Biohabit is a leading producer of organic farm products. We adopt environmentally friendly practices and prioritise customer health and safety. We are staying abreast with the changing consumer needs and have introduced a wide range of products under our organic portfolio. To explore, click here. 

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