People Will Want to Eat ‘Smaller’ in 2013
People Will Want to Eat ‘Smaller’ in 2013
The big food makers face a serious challenge for 2013: Consumers will want to eat even “smaller.”
Not smaller as in less, but smaller as in locally grown, inspired by street vendors and loaded with fresh, veggie concoctions. So says a 2013 food trends report by the research firm Culinary Visions, scheduled to be released on Tuesday.
“This will challenge big food sellers and manufacturers,” says Sharon Olson, executive director of the Culinary Visions panel, which surveyed more than 3,000 consumers nationally and interviewed dozens of food experts. “It’s not a simple switch.”
Among 2013’s key food trends…