Food brand Knorr is launching a new AI tool that analyses people’s Instagram feeds and turns posts into meal ideas. The technology will give people easy access to personalised recipes, allowing them to match their eating habits to their lifestyle preferences.

People generally like pretty things, whether that’s a shiny Pink Lady apple or fancy fine china. But can products be too pretty? Canvas8 sat down with Freeman Wu, a doctoral candidate in marketing at Arizona State University, to find out why people don’t like to use aesthetically-pleasing items.

From waffles and ice cream to bagels and burgers, multi-coloured grub has become a culinary phenomenon, responsible for hours-long queues at stores and a deluge of social media posts. But what exactly is the appeal of rainbow food? And could participating in this fad be bad for brands?

How is technology changing the way food is served? What can brands do to tackle worries about food waste? And how are flowers finding their way into our meals? In this part of the 2018 Expert Outlook series, we speak to three experts about how people will be eating and drinking next year.