This paper analyses trends in the wider food and beverage industry and provides insights into the trends that are most likely to influence future business success. Trends, such as, consumer expectations, consumer spending, dining out, health, obesity and wellness, demographics, convenience, food trends and the food service industry’s world wide top 10 trends are discussed and provides insights into the implications of these trends for operators of food and beverage businesses and considers drivers for success.
The purpose of this section of the paper is to examine and evaluate the literature on key trends in the food and beverage sector of the Hospitality industry along with their impact on consumer choice and spending.