Exploration should include
- identifying current consumer trends
- providing examples of current trends
- analyzing the impact of trends on the food industry
- predicting how food trends may impact job availability in related careers.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- What are the impacts of food-related trends on consumers? On society? On the food industry? On farmers? Are any of these impacts of food-related trends harmful? Why, or why not?
- What is the impact of controversial biotechnological developments in agriculture or production on the consumer?
Communication
- How can knowledge of current trends in the food industry help businesses succeed?
- What do consumers need to know about food trends?
Leadership
- What leadership skills may be necessary to develop a new product based on current food trends?
- How do leadership skills affect career success?
Management
- What types of jobs can be created by current food trends? How can food trends result in the loss of jobs?
- How can consumers evaluate food trends?