Trends highlighted in the report include:

• Food leaders have been slow to adopt direct-to-consumer distribution, but that’s beginning to change.
• Pop-up retail continues to gain steam as a marketing tactic, customer engagement driver, and data collection strategy for brands.
• In 2019, expect retailers to ramp up their investment in inventory management robots, rather than robots that interact with consumers.
• Gluten-free foods have become increasingly popular over the past several years, but the trend is no longer a needle-mover for big companies.
• And much more.