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Community Consumption

Restaurant concepts expand to serve as prominent community hubs

Implications - Falling in line with shifting consumer expectations in the retail space, dining establishments are expanding to serve as community hubs and neighborhood gathering places. Whether through unique community-interest initiatives or events, such concepts seek to cultivate a conversation with consumers, as well as be an investment in urban placemaking.
Workshop Question - What emerging lifestyle trends would compliment your business and how can you begin integrating them?
Trend Themes
1. Community Hubs - Dining establishments are expanding to serve as community hubs and neighborhood gathering places.
2. Self-sustainability - Restaurants are transforming themselves to develop urban farms and become three-in-one sustainable concepts.
3. Retailtainment - Retailers are now integrating spaces for cooking demos, dinner parties and in-store social events.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality - Hospitality can learn from the trend of restaurants transforming themselves to become community hubs.
2. Sustainability - The trend of self-sustaining urban farms at restaurants will promote sustainability in the food industry.
3. Retail - The integration of community events into retail locations is a reimagining of the role large retailers play beyond commerce.
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Featured Examples

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This Mexico City Restaurant Features a Vertical Vegetable Garden
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Host a Dinner Party for Your Friends in the IKEA Warsaw Kitchen
In a unique instance of community-focused retail, the IKEA Warsaw store recently launched a two-storey kitchen facility that customers can cook and host friends and family in. The stylish apartment-... MORE
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Big Sur Bakery is a magical, idyllic restaurant located along the breathtaking California coast. Tucked in between trees in the heart of Big Sur on California Highway 1, Big Sur Bakery produces a... MORE
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The Famed 'Noma' Restaurant is Basing Its Menu On the Changing Seasons
The famous Noma restaurant, known for its incredible chefs and 24-course meals is revamping itself to become a three-in-one restaurant. The future of the Nordic restaurant will see itself moving... MORE
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De Kas, Amsterdam Serves Freshly Grown Food as it is Harvested
De Kas, Amsterdam is an unusual restaurant that truly has something unique to bring to the table—the food that it serves is cooked the same day that it’s plucked from the ground, tree or vine.... MORE

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