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Tapping the Latest F&B Trends: Reflecting on 2025 and Forecasting 2026
As we approach the last quarter of 2025, what F&B trends resonated most with attendees? Which trends ended up exceeding expectations and which ones fizzled out? And as we look toward 2026, what emerging innovations will redefine meals at meetings and events?
Join Tracy Stuckrath, F&B strategist and industry thought leader, for this free one-hour webinar as she shares her expert insights on the evolution of event dining in 2025 and what’s next for 2026. From sustainable sourcing and dietary innovations to the creative culinary concepts expected to dominate 2026 menus, this session will equip you with the tools to elevate your F&B planning for the future and ensure you are on top of your cuisine game.
By participating in this webinar, attendees will learn the following:
- Analyze the successes and challenges of 2025’s F&B trends and their impact on event dining
- Preview the top culinary and beverage trends poised to shape 2026
- Gain actionable strategies for incorporating current and upcoming trends into inclusive, sustainable and attendee-focused menus.
Bonus resource: Get a head start on 2026 with Tracy’s “Top 10 F&B Trends to Watch” guide—available exclusively to webinar attendees.
Earn CEUs: The Events Industry Council has reviewed the learning objectives of this activity and has indicated that attendees will receive 1 CE hours in the Meeting or Event Design Domain of the CMP or CMP-HC Standards.
Tracy Stuckrath
Food Inclusion Expert. Food Safety Trainer. Certified Meetings Manager. As founder of thrive! meetings & events and host of the Eating at a Meeting podcast, Tracy Stuckrath, CMM, CSEP, works with organizations worldwide—in-person and virtually—to create safe, sustainable, and inclusive F&B events that deliver experiences where everyone feels valued.
Twenty years into planning events and six years after being diagnosed with a food allergy, she changed the trajectory of her career in 2009. Bringing her passion for food and beverage, expertise through research and analysis, and real-world strategies, Tracy helps clients worldwide establish best practices, mitigate risk, improve experiences and increase profit with the food and beverage they serve.
She has co-authored two books, published over 100 articles and has recognized as a meetings and event industry leader, including Top 25 Women in the Meetings Industry and a Top 500 Event Professionals in North America.