Reality Check: What’s ahead for the food-away-from-home business in 2026

After an extraordinary year of chaos and uncertainty, what can the food-away-from-home business expect in 2026? In the debut episode of Reality Check, the head of insights, education and research for IFMA The Food Away from Home Association explains why the business needn’t panic. As Charlie McConnell has summarized it, the sky isn’t falling. He'll provide the color on why the industry is likely to see an acceleration of growth next year, albeit it moderate.