Nov09:5I cover food, travel, and occasionally tennis (when Nadal is playing).More From ForbesProjecting how people will eat and drink in 2021 isn’t quite the same as before. Given what’s happening in 2020, it’s absurd to focus on hot ingredients or trendy ways to eat when lives and jobs are on the line.In its latest food and beverage trend forecast, global food and restaurant consultancy Baum + Whiteman focuses on the industry’s macro changes. Here are the highlights:Lockdown, stores closed due to social distances To prevent COVID 19Fewer restaurants GETTYExpect fewer restaurantsLet’s start with bad news: there will be fewer restaurants. Baum + Whiteman foresees the industry will take some time to bounce back — “2022 before fast food/drive-thru/delivery restaurants fully recover … and 2024