Go beyond flavor in 2019

As a leader in taste, Kerry is on a constant quest to discover and translate the best taste experiences from nature's high quality ingredients. Utilizing our unique expertise as a food and beverage company with a built-in flavor house, Kerry has the ability to research, analyse and accurately forecast industry trends and convert those insights into authentic taste and nutrition solutions for our customers. Our taste predictions have helped brands launch the right products at the right time for more than a decade. Kerry's thorough analysis reveals the flavors and ingredients that will make an impact in the U.S. foodservice and retail worlds as we go beyond flavor. 

The 2019 taste charts – which cover regions around the globe – represent Kerry’s annual review of the food and beverage landscape. The United States Kerry Taste Charts 2019 utilize sales performance, consumer trends, foodservice influences and internal culinary and mixology expertise to predict tastes for the coming year. These recommendations provide the industry with a proprietary view into the flavors and ingredients shaping the taste market across sweet, beverage, savory and salty snack categories.

The Lifecycle of Taste

Our predictions date back a decade, and consider flavors and ingredients that are here to stay (Mainstream and Key), as well as flavors and ingredients set to create ripples in the industry (Up & Coming and Emerging).