food trends

Food and Drink Trend: Charred, Smoked, and Barrel-Aged

Using fire and smoke to cook is a culinary trend in 2016, but it goes back about a million years. It all started when Grok and his buddies threw a hunk of Wooly Mammoth on a fire, and it was good. After a while, they experimented with the Wooly Mammoth ribeye and t-bone. Eventually, the…

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Food Trends: The Story On Root-To-Stalk Cooking

Root-to-stalk cooking, the concept of using the whole fruit or vegetable, is a growing trend in the United States. But the concept isn’t new. It’s already a way of life for “waste not” generations and people all around the world.

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spreadable cheese trend

Trending In Snacks: Spreadable Cheese

What comes to mind when you think of spreadable cheese? We’re guessing it’s probably either the almond-covered log your parents would break out for guests during the holidays or the herby stuff in the plastic tub.

Click here to read about the spreadable cheese trend past and present.

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ethnic cuisine 2016

2016 Trend: International Comfort Food In The USA

People love comfort food. Look at the menus at even the most high-end restaurants over the last few years and you’ll find variations on just-like-mom-used-to-make foods like mac ‘n cheese, pudding, fried chicken, cookies and milk, and grilled cheese. But we are living in a melting pot of cultures from around the world. Not everyone’s…

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2016 pasta trend

Pasta Is Back on the Menu

Pasta of every shape and size took a big hit in the last several decades. Thanks to the Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet, Paleo Diet, the rise of (real and perceived) Gluten Intolerance, and, possibly surprising to you, because of rising seafood costs and chicken fatigue. No more Chicken Parmesan, please!

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Food & Drink Resources

FDR In The News: 2016 Food Trends And Fast Casual Surge

Two news sources reached out to speak with Food & Drink Resources about 2016 food trends and the fast-casual surge in Colorado and beyond.

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