This year's trends include the comeback of a deli meat, purple sweet potatoes, pistachios in everything and cabbage as the new green of choice.
Forecasting is a gamble in any industry.
Meteorologists are at the mercy of Mother Nature's whims. Sports predictors can go from first to worst (or vice versa) as teams weather injuries and personal dynamics. And in food? Consumers' fickle shopping and dining habits and changing demographics make forecasting trends more difficult than finding cream cheese before the holidays. But that's what makes it interesting.
