2026 Food & Drink Predictions : November 18th, 2025 9AM-10AM Central Time, USA

Connect today’s behaviors to tomorrow’s opportunities live.

Mintel’s 2026 Global Food & Drink Predictions were developed with a view to how empathetic brands can help consumers who feel like they are only surviving, rather than thriving.

The polycrisis, a term for a series of consecutive, interlinked shocks or disasters, of the last five years has left consumers and companies alike in need of support to feel prepared, flexible and, even creative in the face of obstacles.​

Being resilient is a lasting lesson from COVID-19, but Mintel’s global food and drink analysts predict perseverance will emerge as a motto for 2026.

Check back October 9th – The 2026 Predictions drop then. Don’t miss the future unfolding.

Join Mintel’s analysts for the 2026 Food & Drink Predictions Webinar and gain the clarity you need to guide your strategies into the next decade.

Meet the presenters
Melanie Zanoza Bartelme
Associate Director, Mintel Food & Drink
Melanie is associate director and global food analyst for Mintel’s Premium Global Food & Drink Insights platform. She provides insights on global innovation and consumer trends across a number of food categories and helps create Mintel’s annual Global Food & Drink Trends. Prior to joining Mintel in 2017, she previously reported on industry news and trends for the Institute of Food Technologists. Melanie holds a BS in journalism from Northwestern University. In her spare time, she loves to share what she’s eating at home in Chicago or while traveling the globe on her Instagram, @melanietastestheworld.
Joel Gregoire
Associate Director for Food & Drink – Canada
Joel Gregoire serves as Associate Director for Food and Drink at Mintel, specializing in the Canadian food and drink industry. Joel has 20 years of experience working in market research, 15 of which have been focused on what matters to Canadians in terms of how they eat and drink. Joel is primarily responsible for Mintel’s Food and Drink content in Canada and has personally authored over 100 reports on various topics during his tenure. Joel also contributes to various media publications. Despite Joel’s expertise in understanding what Canadians eat, he’s still struggling to figure out what to feed his kids.
  • Americas
  • Food and Drink
November 18th, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Central Time, USA time
Webinar

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