If the predictions of a trendspotting food research group hold true, consumer palates will be moving towards strong, punchy flavors like pickled foods, rice vinegar, fennel and peri peri sauce -- also known as piri piri -- over the next year.

In Leatherhead's (an international food-related organisation)u00a0latest report "Global Food Additives Market," UK-based researchers also predict the new flavor trends will likely end up in the ever growing savory foods sector like the snack food aisle and in heat-and-serve convenience meals.