“2026 is not about chasing trends—it’s about designing systems.”
Those words from Restaurant and Food Consultant, Futurist, and Founder of The Next Idea Group Robert Ancill are echoed throughout the 2026 Restaurant & Food Trends Report. He developed the report in collaboration with TNI Restaurant Consultants using a combination of global consumer data, category intelligence, operational performance signals, and first-hand national field research conducted by TNI’s Street Team to provide a strategic operating lens for restaurant owners, operators and other hospitality insiders.