Setting the context for a discussion on trends in food and eating in 2017, Nation’s Best wrote, “Americans have always been fond of food. That’s no secret. But it runs much deeper than that, and there’s evidence to suggest that nearly all Americans are now foodies in at least some capacity. As Jane Sarasohn-Kahn explains in The Huffington Post, US consumers are taking a different approach to how they spend their hard-earned money. Rather than spending it on more “stuff,” they’re spending it on experiences, with food being a top experience-spending category.” Check out their summary of trends, including the closing of the historic Carnegie Deli in NYC, Junior’s on Instagram, the blurring of breakfast and lunch, the importance of authenticity and provenance for food, and Millennials’ major food-spending.
Jane featured in Nation’s Best trend discussion on food and dining in 2017
As you may know, I have been splitting work- and living-time between the U.S. and the E.U., most recently living in and working from Brussels. In the month of September 2024, I'll be splitting time between London and other parts of the U.K., Spain and Italy where I'll be working with clients on consumer health, self-care and home care focused on food-as-medicine, digital health, business and scenario planning for the future...
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Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, MA, MHSA