Ahead of the Curve is Food for Thought from Culinary Visions®—a collection of observations about enduring food behaviors, how they continue to evolve and the subtleties that matter to food marketers and the food business today. Drawing on Culinary Visions research, years of watching the industry evolve and a healthy curiosity about what comes next, each issue looks beyond the obvious trend to explore why the story may be changing.
2026 - 2027
About the Author
Sharon Olson has spent decades watching what consumers eat, where they eat it and— most interesting to her—why. As founder of Olson Communications® and Executive Director of Culinary Visions®, she brings together consumer research, marketplace observation and a lifelong enthusiasm for the food business. Ahead of the Curve is her take on the shifts and subtleties worth paying attention to before they become conventional wisdom.