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Café 52 Is An Oasis For Healthy Food In Paris’ Golden Triangle

According to Tastewise, a platform for food and beverage analytics and insights, consumer interest in plant-based eating is growing. Plant-forward dishes are up 35% across restaurant menus and recipes.

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A Focus On Sustainability And Nature At The Redesigned L’Orangerie

Tastewise, a platform for food and beverage analytics and insights, says data shows sustainability in the food industry isn’t just a passing trend. Tastewise data across social platforms, restaurant menus and recipes reveals a 42% increase in sustainability as a driver for food choices in 2024. Consumer interest in…

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The next big food trend is about ‘crunch.’ Think noisy flavors and gritty textures

Tastewise, an artificial intelligence-powered consumer research platform, continuously mines tremendous amounts of online data—millions of social media posts, online reviews, online recipes, and restaurant menus—globally to surface emerging food and beverage trends. Using its methodology, Tastewise analyzed the crunchy trend in the U.S. and found that over the…

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Biologist says trendy diet spikes cholesterol and damages kidneys

Interest has surged in a diet which promotes meat over fruit and vegetables, but experts say you could be putting your health at risk. According to Tastewise, social conversations around the carnivore diet have surged by 133%, with interest in bone broth caramels, animal-fat truffles, and meat crisps.

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Alon Chen, CEO and Co-Founder of Tastewise – Interview Series

Alon Chen is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tastewise, a leading consumer intelligence platform powered by data and generative AI. Under his leadership, Tastewise is transforming how food and beverage brands develop tasty, healthy, and sustainable products by unlocking real-time consumer insights. Trusted by global giants such as Nestlé,…

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How We’ll Eat in 2026: More Caution, More Crunch

Food forecasters see a year of quieter tastes: little bursts of pleasure, less-jangling restaurants, and healthy foods worthy of the ideal Grandma.

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Farewell regular flat white. ‘Functional’ coffees are hitting the high street

Food research company Tastewise lists functional coffee as one of its top trends for 2026. It found the number of mushroom coffees on UK coffee shop menus has grown 30% over the past year.

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How Protein Became the New Health Halo

According to Tastewise’s 2026 Trend Forecast, protein interest is growing three times faster in the meat category than in plant-based alternatives, while interest in premium cuts is up 157% year over year. Meat menu items on U.S. restaurant menus rose by 12% over the past year,…

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The Kitchen Appliance Gen Z Can’t Live Without Saves Money In The Long Run

Brewing your own coffee to save money is such an overdone piece of financial advice that it almost makes us roll our eyes. It’s especially irritating when people claim that $7 lattes are the reason younger generations can’t afford to buy a house. But as annoying as this advice…

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Why 95% Of AI Pilots Fail—And What The 5% Do Differently

Alon Chen runs Tastewise, an AI platform for the food and beverage industry serving Fortune 500 brands with 110 people. His company pivoted from a data solution to a workflow solution—the kind of transformation that destroys most teams. “The title and the new moat, if you like, for…

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Gen Z replacing traditional Halloween sweets with ‘tuna jerky and candied salmon’

Miriam Aniel Oved, head of integrated marketing at food and beverage data platform Tastewise, said: “The current trend reflects a mix of financial savvy, health consciousness, and novelty-seeking. Families are looking for snacks that feel indulgent without breaking the bank, and our data shows that Halloween baskets…

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Salted coffee trend gains momentum in U.S. cafés

New data from Tastewise’s trend snapshot, which uses AI technology to analyze billions of data points in real time, shows a growing interest in salted coffee drinks across U.S. cafes and restaurants. Using a proven methodology to track trends and behaviors as they evolve,…

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How AI is Disrupting Food Innovation – Here’s Why You Should be Paying Attention

These changing needs were clear this week in Chicago, especially at Tastewise’s booth. Food executives from major CPG companies lined up to see demonstrations of the company’s trend-prediction tools. The AI platform examines what Tastewise calls “trillions of food signals” from social media, restaurant menus, online reviews, and recipe…

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Café 52 Is An Oasis For Healthy Food In Paris’ Golden Triangle

According to Tastewise, a platform for food and beverage analytics and insights, consumer interest in plant-based eating is growing. Plant-forward dishes are up 35% across restaurant menus and recipes.