2022 Trend Watch Report - Tastes & Trends

I was honoured to be a part of the IWF - Virtual World Leadership Conference. My presentation from the event can be viewed below.

Fresh Starts ~ Foodservice Trends for 2022 (pages 14-23)

Trends in the food industry, like all industries, come and go. From Jello salads and made for TV dinners, to Instagram cafes and cronuts, you could easily create a timeline from all the food crazes over the years; but what about predicting the trends of the future? Christine Couvelier, culinary trendologist, does exactly that. Couvelier has been a chef for over 35 years. From working in restaurants, owning a catering company, directing corporate culinary strategy at major food brands, and founding Culinary Concierge, her culinary journey has taken her all over.

Read the full article here (page 14)

Food trends explained: Q&A with Christine Couvelier – Quench food and drink magazine – May 5, 2020 Food in Canada Magazine (Page 14) – Christine delivering the keynote speech at the Innovation Conference at the Canadian Food & Wine Institute at Niagara College last fall – March, 2020 Real Hospitality Live welcomed Christine Couvelier and Dave Derpak of Culinary & Hospitality Leadership Consulting – Streamed live on Feb 11, 2020

Insider – 10 foods that had a moment over the past decade – December 26, 2019 Successful Meetings – 6 Tips to Cut Your Event F&B Costs – October 11, 2019 Live Interview, MPI WEC Toronto, Smart Meetings – Summer 2019

The Sydney Morning Herald – Things you didn’t know about candy canes – December 25, 2017 USA Today – This Centuries-old Spice is the Superfood of 2017 – February 2017 Restaurant Canada – Menu Magazine – Trends vs Fads – February 2017 The Star – Why Sous Vide Cooking is making a comeback among today’s foodies – January 2017

Foodservice & Hospitality Magazine – Feeding The Soul – December 2016 Restaurants Canada Menu Magazine – This Is Innovation .. Foodservice Trend Predictions for 2017 – December 2016 CTV News – Food Trends for 2017 – December 2016 Forbes – Top 10 Food & Restaurant Trends of 2016 – December 2016 Menu Magazine – Restaurants Canada – PieShell a Food Centric Crowdfunding Platform – November 2016 Newsweek Magazine – FodMap Diet .. Is it a trend to stick around? – November 2016 Roundhouse Radio, Vancouver BC – Fall Tastes & Trends – October 2016 Restaurants Canada – Inside the Culinary Crystal Ball – September 2016 International Food & Drink Event .. IFE, London England – Inside the Culinary Crystal Ball – September 2016 Ad Week Magazine – The love for Wegman’s – February 2016 Food NonFiction Podcast – Tastes & Trends – January 2016 Canadian Grocer Magazine – Food trends to watch for in 2016 – January 4, 2016