Delegated Interfaces
Appetite-Focused
Apps
Tech and food are converging to make apps that offer culinary convenience.
Trend
What is the Appetite-Focused Apps trend?
Appetite-Focused Apps: Whether to order food quickly or to decipher if one's dietary preferences can mesh with a restaurant, food apps are becoming more and more popular with consumers. Offering a more efficient way for consumers to deal with food matters, these products are appealing to a younger demographic with a desire to streamline their lives, even with regard to something as basic as food.
Trend themes
Themes within the Appetite-Focused Apps trend
Three behaviours holding the trend togetherFood Delivery Apps
Apps that offer food delivery services are becoming more and more popular with consumers as they offer more efficient ways to deal with food, this trend can attract a younger demographic with a desire to streamline their lives, even with regard to something as basic as food.
Dietary Restriction Restaurant Guides
Food apps that guide users to restaurants that suit their dietary requirements and restrictions can save users time and stress, and can become the best friend of many people with allergies.
Personalized Restaurant Recommender Apps
Foodie apps that personalize restaurant recommendations based on a user's taste history, preferences and demographics can act as a personal concierge to help users find new favorite restaurants.
Industry implications
What the Appetite-Focused Apps trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFood Delivery Industry
This industry can benefit from creating efficient food delivery apps that appeal to busy consumers.
Restaurant Industry
This industry can benefit from partnering with food apps that provide valuable exposure and help attract more customers with dietary restrictions.
Mobile Application Development Industry
As the food and tech world merge, this industry can benefit from developing high-quality and innovative apps that prioritize personalization, efficiency and convenience.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Appetite-Focused Apps
Trend score 2.6 out of 10, from popularity 50%, activity 19%, freshness 8%.
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Evidence
Examples of the Appetite-Focused Apps trend
5 featured examples from Mar 11 to Jul 19, 2013Pizza-Ordering Anime Apps
This Domino's Pizza App Utilizes a Popular Japanese Anime Character
Disruptive innovation opportunity for food delivery companies to collaborate with popular anime characters and create unique app experiences to attract customers.
Rapid Gourmet Delivery Apps
The L'appero App Delivers On Demand Foodie-Friendly Packages
The food and beverage industry can capitalize on the trend of rapid gourmet delivery apps by partnering with existing delivery platforms or creating their own delivery services to…
Calorie-Transferring Apps
The Miles for Meals App Lets You Donate Your Burned Calories
The fitness and wellness industry can incorporate donation-based apps as a selling point for fitness products and classes.
Special Dietary Restaurant Apps
Turnyp is a the Restaurant Guide App for Bounded Diets
Opportunities for app developers to create specialized restaurant guide apps that cater to specific dietary restrictions beyond vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options.
Taste-Analyzing Foodie Apps
The Nara App Analyzes Your Tastes to Find Restaurants for You to Try
Restaurants can partner with taste-analyzing apps to attract more customers and provide a personalized dining experience.