The next big thing

Protein has been the focus of food conversations for a hot minute — or, rather, a hot decade. But other consumer concerns promise to join protein at center stage.

Fiber, for example “is the new protein,” said Ryan Shadrick Wilson, CEO of Boardwalk Collective, speaking on a panel at March’s Future Food-Tech event in San Francisco.

“We are protein-deficient, and we need fiber for a healthy gut. We spend so much of our…