Luxury Travel, Lifestyle and Marketing Trends

Like all serious eaters, we all love the idea of the Slow Food movement and what it stands for, namely supporting sustainable, artisanal food.

There’s a new model for independent travelers: DIY (do it yourself) hotels, a latest trend in hospitality. Also, David Bouley’s recently announced that he’ll be launching BYO nights in the fall.

Pastry chefs, bakers and confectioners are looking back to the glory days of the ice cream parlor and the candy shop to get inspiration for their retro sweets—from cupcakes to doughnuts to homemade Cracker Jack.

A new year means a fresh look at the world and a fresh palate. We’ve found some food trends in store for 2009, so if you want to get a head start for the holidays, here’s some suggestions to start the year off right:

It’s that time of year when all good marketers start looking to the year ahead for creative, new strategies for 2009…we want (and need) to know what consumers will crave, so we can be there to meet their demand. The team here at KWE group are self-professed foodies, so what better subject to analyze than food….