Food manufacturers naturally want to know which up-and-coming, on-trend flavors and ingredients will take the world by storm. No one has a crystal ball. But one thing we’ve always had is chefs and restaurants.
Just consider the range of heat-and-serve snacks and appetizers items such as heat-and-serve chicken wings, mozzarella sticks, taquitos, interesting flatbreads, breaded mushrooms, and more that fill the frozen foods aisle. All of those craveable foods, and many more like them, were born on restaurant menus around the globe.