Mary Ellen Kuhn

Mary Ellen Kuhn

Innova's Shared Planet TrendConsumers’ concerns about the health of the planet surpassed concerns about the health of the population for the first time in Innova Market Research surveys, prompting the food trend specialists at the company to designate “Shared Planet” as No. 1 on its list of Top 10 Trends for 2022.

“People watched the world burn and flood during the lockdown, and it continues,” says Innova Insights Director Lu Ann Williams. “And anyone with Gen Z kids most likely hears ab…

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    Mary Ellen Kuhn is executive editor of Food Technology magazine ([email protected]).
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