Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series on trends impacting the food and beverage industry in 2023.

As the calendar turns to 2023, food and beverage companies have a new focus on consumers.

The sector has always tried to give consumers what they want, but this year, new technologies and new ideas bring that consumer focus to light in new ways. As a tight economy and high rates of inflation continue to challenge the business, food and drink companies are eyeing new ways to capture those hard-won consumer dollars.

The movement toward more RTD cocktails will continue,

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A Saint-Henri food bank says it’s starting to cut services and is worried it might have to close its doors entirely if it can’t get more funding soon.

​​It’s already reduced its food basket distribution from three days per week to two and staff are working fewer hours. 

“Better to cut back somewhat now than to close the door later,” said Glenn Rubenstein, the general manager of Épicentre Saint-Henri.

“My fear is either to continue to cut back or possibly close food banks and that is the service that probably responds most directly to people in the most precarious situations.”

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Dorine Reinstein

Dorine Reinstein

Travel centered around art is poised to replace culinary travel as a leading luxury travel trend worldwide, according to Jack Ezon, founder and managing partner at Embark Beyond. And although Africa has traditionally not been a major destination for serious art lovers, the continent is fast rising up the ranks.

South Africa, Rwanda and Morocco are taking the lead for art tourism to Africa, according to Ezon.

“South Africa’s Zeitz Mocca Museum is the pinnacle of a burgeoning art scene in Africa but particularly in South Africa,” he said. “There are some incredible galleries to visit and local

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