Street food & pizza trends
The doner kebab is trending globally thanks to a new ‘meat‑sheet’ home method, and Hormel’s 2026 pizza trends report flags Calabrian chili, brisket and global‑fusion toppings as the top moves this year (economictimes.indiatimes.com) (prnewswire.com).
The viral meat‑sheet doner method traces to TikTok creator MezeMike, whose doner clip has drawn roughly 136,300 likes and thousands of comments on the platform. (tiktok.com) The home technique sandwiches seasoned ground meat between parchment sheets, presses it into a thin rectangle, rolls it into tight logs, bakes them, then slices and often broils the outer pieces to reproduce the crispy, shaved texture of a vertical spit. (feelgoodfoodie.net) Major recipe publishers began posting adapted "sheet" doner formulas in December 2025, with sites such as FeelGoodFoodie updating a step‑by‑step guide on Dec. 5, 2025 and Allrecipes amplifying the hack on its TikTok channel. (feelgoodfoodie.net) Hormel’s March 19, 2026 press release quantifies shifting demand, saying 43% of U.S. consumers seek new flavors "all or most of the time" and reporting a 59% rise in interest for Calabrian chili over a four‑year period. (prnewswire.com) The company said it will roll out specialized pizza toppings — including FONTANINI® Hot Calabrian Chili Sausage and THE PERFORMANCE PEPPERONI® Hot Calabrian Chili Pepperoni — and singled out rotating Limited Time Offers and "Triple Pepperoni" concepts as key traffic drivers, citing Foodservice brand managers Logan Kumm and Travis McMillan. (prnewswire.com) Hormel confirmed it will showcase those products at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas, with the trade show running March 24–26, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and the company naming Booth #1725 for demos and sampling. (pizzaexpo.pizzatoday.com)
