New food trends for autumn 2026 include Angel Delight croissants and chilli crisp matured camembert. Strawberry Angel Delight croissants are available at Public & Plants throughout the Midlands, and George Egg has created a Guinness Angel Delight.
Calder Cheeses in Todmorden has developed a triple cream Delice de Bourgogne matured with Lao Gan Ma chilli crisp. Other emerging trends include astragalus root, pottery studio-restaurants, and cooking with fresh fenugreek and fenugreek seeds.
Conversely, some food items and trends are reportedly becoming less popular. Burrata is described as having 'officially crossed the tipping point from exhilarating to exhausted'. The 'no added sugar' trend is also reportedly stale, with a move towards craft and unrefined sugars rich in molasses.