Food and beverage companies must turn market trends into products while navigating regulatory complexity, supplier volatility and evolving global requirements.
In this session, Innova Market Insights highlighted five key trends from its Top Ten Trends of 2026 report and their implications for product innovation.
FoodChain ID demonstrated how purpose-built AI helps teams evaluate opportunities, compare alternatives, anticipate downstream impacts and make more confident decisions across product development and portfolio planning.
See how connected data, trusted intelligence and embedded AI enable faster, evidence-based decisions that reduce risk and accelerate innovation from concept through commercialization.
Viewers will learn:
- The latest consumer trends and how to translate them into product concepts aligned with real market demand
- How to assess the opportunity and effort behind a trend against regulatory, formulation, supply chain, and business considerations before development begins
- What separates real AI transformation from using AI to accelerate outdated processes
- How AI-powered capabilities and purpose-built food and beverage tools support both day-to-day decisions and strategic portfolio planning
- How a connected data foundation helps teams compare alternatives, anticipate downstream implications, and reduce decision risk
- Why traceable evidence and reasoning, not just faster output, help teams trust and act on AI-supported decisions from concept through commercialization
Presented by:
- Tom Vierhile, VP of Strategic Insights, North America, Innova Market Insights
- Jason Ewing, Director, Product Lifecycle Solutions, FoodChain ID
- Hosted by Food Business News