Top 100 Food Trends in May

From fresh falafel bowls to sweet potato burgers, the May 2022 food trends reveal that consumers are looking for fresh, veggie-forward offerings as we move into spring.

While the 'bowls' concept has been popular at many QSRs for quite some time now, there is a growing number of concepts offering vegetarian or even vegan bowls. For instance, CAVA tapped influencer and outspoken vegetarian Emma Chamberlain to create its new Emma’s Fire Bowl and Emma’s Spicy Snack. sweetgeen has also unveiled a slew of new bowls that are not just veggie-forward, but also boast a lower carbon footprint – something that will appeal to many conscious consumers.

But it's not just salads and bowls that are going veggie this spring. The May 2022 food trends also highlight attempts to swap meat for nutritious veggies, like the vegan-friendly McYam available from McDonald's Netherlands.