Add to the list of food-trend prognosticators Mintel, which has come out with a not-quite-midyear list of the top six flavor trends for 2018, as well as a look at a future trend that it predicts will be big. The increasing globalization of the pantry and consumer interest in health and wellness are key influences. Mintel labels the first three trends as “mainstreaming” and the second three trends as “emerging.”