Food and beverage manufacturers may have throttled product launches during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but if the array of new ingredients and flavors on display at IFT FIRST is any indication, the availability of some trendy new food and drink items is about to ramp up. During our editors’ visits to the IFT FIRST Food Expo floor, they found that the biggest trends in flavors and ingredients follow familiar themes, including health and wellness, sustainability, functionality, and plant-…