Over the past two decades, the McCormick Flavor Forecast® has identified top trends and ingredients that have shaped the future of flavor. From pumpkin pie spice and chamoy to dukkah and turmeric, these forecasted flavors have seen success across consumer products, restaurant menus and online recipes.

Expresco Foods, a producer of protein meal and snack solutions, launched a frozen skewer line. The new protein line intends to marry consumer demand for quality protein with whole breast muscle chicken in a simple, ready to heat and serve format.

Six months into a global pandemic and safe-at-home quarantine orders, most Americans have dropped travel plans and dramatically reduced away-from-home dining.

UNiTE Food, a new entry in the protein bar category, introduced a line of protein bars inspired by comfort foods and favorite childhood flavors from around the world.

Political and economic unease, here and abroad, has been growing well before the onset of COVID-19.  What the spread of COVID-19 has caused, is an amplification and acceleration of the Tide that was already rolling in.  It's no less significant for its abruptness and shock value, but pandemics can have the effect of shaping and altering the trajectory of already identified trends.