FYI Expo West 2026 — Special Edition
Expo West 2026 wasn't a trend fair. It was a public portfolio audit.
What was on display in Anaheim wasn't the industry's aspirational future, it was the new entry standard. And most Food & Beverage companies in LATAM are still competing under the previous rulebook.
9 Key Trends
- Protein-Everywhere and Fibermaxxing in the GLP-1 era
- Gut Health 2.0 and the Microbiome as new mainstream
- Functional beverages: from wake-up to wind-down
- Dairy Comeback: from defensive category to performance platform
- Meat Snacks, Heritage Fats and the new animal narrative
- Plant-Based 2.0: from hype to pragmatic relevance
- The Date Boom
- Healthy Ageing, Women's Health and longevity
- Food Tech and the redesign of the food system
Document developed in collaboration with Ana Lucía Ramírez, who attended Expo West in person.