Post-Show Coverage—Consumer Trends

From edible glitter and turquoise cheese to the continued immigration of authentic international spices, novel “healthy” ingredients and upscaled ethnic flavors and foods, it’s obvious that Disneyland wasn’t the only place in Anaheim full of fun and adventure in June!

This year’s Food Expo heralded a return to fun in foods, a renewed focus on kids—and grown-up kids, too—the growing sophistication of the ethnic foods movement, an unprecedented demand for “purity,” and an ongoing appetite for food…