Quiz: What kid-friendly flavors reveal about convenience services
Kids are often the first adopters of food trends that later show up across foodservice and retail. Chartwells K12’s Top 10 Food Trends for Kids in 2026 highlights how younger consumers are gravitating toward bold flavors, portable formats and familiar foods with a twist — patterns that closely align with what convenience services operators are seeing today.
From all-day breakfast and sweet-meets-spicy combinations to globally inspired sauces and handheld meals, these trends point to shifting expectations around speed, flavor and experience. They also offer clues about how the next generation of consumers will interact with vending, micro markets and grab-and-go food programs.
Take a few minutes to test what you know — and see how closely your instincts align with what’s coming next.
