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Top 10 Food & Beverage Trends

1.   Food Trucks

      This gives the attendees a new and different serivce experience

2.   Tastings or Pairings

      They discourage over-indulging, while encouraging attendees to try unique combinations

3.   Locally Grown Produce

      Locally grown brings a new level of sustainability and enjoyment of knowing your food is fresh, not shipped

4.   Sustainable Meats

      Builds awareness around what is consumed and how it is brought to the plate

5.   Bite-Size

      Sliders, hand-held desserts, and finger foods, make it easy to network and eat at the same time

6.   Organic Drinks

      Organic goes beyond food and now to the cocktail hour with micro-distilled liquor and organic wine

7.   Healthy Options

      Fruit and vegetable side options or a vegetarian entree gives attendees the "smart" dietary choice

8.   Skip Dinner

      Give attendees the evening opportunity to explore and what the city has to offer, with full food and beverage service during the day

9.   Recycling

      Green your event by making everything attendees touch and eat at a service is compostable or recyclable

10. Exotic Options

      Tapas (Spanish) and mezze (Middle Eastern) appetizers give attendees something new to try and talk about

Whatever you did last year, it's OUT. Meeting organizers are looking for something fresh and different. Trends are moving toward fun and casual foods while acknowledging the increasingly sophisticated palate of the average attendee.