Trend cluster
Category

Experiential
Entertaining

Consumers opt for experiential forms of DIY education.

Video Cocktail Tutorial SitesCollaborative Recipe AppsCocktail-Inspired Card DecksRomantic Dinner KitsSupermodel Cooking Classes

What's Happening

What is the Experiential Entertaining trend?

Experiential Entertaining: Food and beverage education is a rising area of interest for consumers who appreciate, and want to recreate, artisanal goods at home for entertainment purposes. Instead of relying on traditional recipes and cookbooks, consumers are turning to experiential forms of education, such as video tutorials, to make the process more fun. This shift suggests that activity-based lessons intrigue consumers into learning more.

Workshop question

How can your brand employ the interactive and engaging nature of tutorials?

Trend themes

Themes within the Experiential Entertaining trend

Three behaviours holding the trend together
01

Experiential Education

Consumers prefer experiential forms of education, such as video tutorials, to create artisanal goods at home for entertainment purposes.

02

DIY Entertaining

Consumers are favoring creating entertainment experiences at home with DIY kits and instructional playing cards, rather than dining out.

03

Collaborative Recipe Apps

Consumers are using recipe apps that have integrated with online meal stores to simplify the task of finding recipes and purchasing ingredients online.

Industry implications

What the Experiential Entertaining trend means for industry

Where the trend changes the playbook
For

Food & Beverage Education

Businesses can innovate by creating experiential education platforms or video tutorials that teach consumers creative ways to cook and entertain.

For

Gourmet Meal Kits

Businesses can introduce DIY gourmet meal kits and instructional playing cards to allow consumers create restaurant quality meals at home.

For

Recipe App Integration

Businesses can focus on the integration of recipe apps and online meal stores to offer consumers a seamless experience to purchase ingredients and have them shipped directly to their homes.

Trend signals

Trend signals for Experiential Entertaining

Trend score 4.7 out of 10, from popularity 76%, activity 58%, freshness 8%.

Popularity76%
Activity58%
Freshness8%
Audience
30%Men
70%Women
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
South America