date:May 27, 2013
ign of a trend that every C.P.G. company and every food service company should be investing in.
CCD Innovation uses a five-stage trend map to track and translate trends in retail and food service. In a trends first stage, an ingredient, dish or cuisine appears in a fine-dining restaurant or regional ethnic eatery. From there, it may move to a gourmet magazine or specialty retail space, then to a forward-leaning chain restaurant or a high-end cookware retailer. The next stage finds the food in a