The report focuses on international, restaurant, catering, retail food, health and lifestyle, children, environmental policy and beverage trends, looking at what’s emerging, slowing down and just around the corner in the culinary and hospitality industries.

For example, foodprints (the environmental impact of food) are swaying consumer purchases.

Tastewise uses artificial intelligence to understand how consumers use food.

More than 69% of chefs surveyed said ethnic-inspired items would be the year’s top food trend.

The report report identifies flavors, ingredients and even technological advancements in artificial intelligence and farming as components of the wave of dining and eating influences.

The overarching finding for 2018 is that women, specifically Millennial women, are more interested in global flavors and foods than ever before.