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title: "Fast Casual: Flavor Trends Report: It’s Gettin’ Hot(ter) In Here"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0c85d16b-efe3-4774-9203-df8a393aaf40
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-flavor-trends-report-its-gettin-hotter-in-here-2703500
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2017-07-31T16:11:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:15.231Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/d47189d783ec5d08e05c3398a1df766c7685.jpg
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# Fast Casual: Flavor Trends Report: It’s Gettin’ Hot(ter) In Here

**TL;DR:** A food industry flavor trends report by Research and Markets notes that Asian, Middle Eastern, and hot flavors are rising in popularity. The report highlights the impact of these trends and explains how to leverage them on menus.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-07-31. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-flavor-trends-report-its-gettin-hotter-in-here-2703500).*

## Story

Things are heating up in the restaurant industry—literally. A new food industry flavor trends report that’s cited in a recent Fast Casual article says that there are three primary trends taking over the industry: Asian, Middle Eastern and hot.

The flavor trends report, which was released by Research and Markets and is called “Food and Beverage Flavor and Ingredient Trends: Culinary Trend Tracking Series,” notes that fiery, pepper-packed items are rising in popularity. The full list of hot ingredients includes a variety of chili peppers, including aji and guajillo, in addition to salsa verde and harissa hot chili pepper paste.

Research and Markets goes beyond simply listing the latest trends in flavors and ingredients—the report highlights the impact of the trends in the industry overall, and also explains how to leverage these trends in the long-run on menus going forward.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- FastCasual (publication)
- menu development (topic)
- flavor trends (topic)
- food industry report (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-flavor-trends-report-its-gettin-hotter-in-here-2703500). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0c85d16b-efe3-4774-9203-df8a393aaf40).