The Future of Food: From Sustainability in Foodservice to Tech Innovations in Food Production
The EHL Research Team explores how food has evolved into a powerful lever for health, identity, and planetary well-being, with hospitality uniquely positioned to drive this shift through sourcing, menu design, and guest experience. Drawing on new research, they show how foodservice businesses can move from incremental sustainability toward system-level change, reconnecting people with how food is produced while using technology (from advanced...
Food is no longer just about nourishment, but has become a reflection of how we live, what we value, and where we are headed as a society. It is what connects us, sustains us, nourishes us, builds communities, keeps traditions alive and shapes our cultural identity. With so many trends emerging when it comes to gastronomy, nutrition, and well-being, the food industry is constantly transforming and reshaping itself. From health concerns to sustainability initiatives, from technological innovation to cultural identity, the way we produce, prepare, and consume food is undergoing profound changes.
The EHL Food & Well-Being 2025 report explored food as a multidimensional lever for well-being that goes beyond nourishment and engages health, purpose, culture, and planetary integrity. It explored key developments like the rise of the conscious consumer, the union of convenience and personalization, and the notion of co-responsibility across the food ecosystem.
The Hotel Yearbook 2026 - Annual Edition
The hotel industry in 2026 finds itself at the meeting point of powerful, converging forces: rapid technological progress, climate urgency, shifting guest expectations, labour market disruption and economic realignment. This edition of The HOTEL Yearbook looks at how hotel organisations respond, not by choosing one direction over another, but by designing integrated strategies that combine digital and human, global and local, automation and empathy. A large share of this year’s contributions focuses in particular on artificial intelligence and its growing influence across almost every segment of hospitality, confirming AI as one of the defining themes of this moment. Bringing together expert voices from around the world, the publication explores strategy, technology, sustainability, finance, asset management, food and beverage, human resources, design and more, all through the lens of intentional hybridity in an age of convergence. The message is clear: in 2026, hybridity is no longer optional; it is strategic, and it will be the leaders who approach it with real intention who shape the future of our industry.