Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Connected
Prep
Traditional kitchen appliances are adapted for high-tech allure.
4.8
Trend score
Trend
What is the Connected Prep trend?
Connected Prep: Taking a more efficient approach to meal preparation, tech-savvy consumers are turning to smart cooking appliances for automated appeal. Adding the ability to track, monitor and digitally connect appliances, brands are seeking to not only streamline the cooking process, but modernize traditional kitchen tools for both the digital age and digital consumer.
Trend themes
Themes within the Connected Prep trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Connected Kitchen Appliances
Increasing use of smart appliances with connectivity features to modernize traditional kitchen tools.
02
Personalized Cooking
Growing use of technology to enable customized features & recipes to cater to individual preferences.
03
Smart Coffee Brewing
Incorporation of smart technology in traditionally analog devices for elevating coffee-drinking experience.
Industry implications
What the Connected Prep trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Kitchen Appliance
The Kitchen appliance sector can benefit from making smart appliances with connectivity features to modernize traditional kitchen tools.
For
Food & Beverage
The food & beverage industry can use personalized cooking technology to enable customized features & recipes to cater to individual preferences.
For
Coffee & Tea
The coffee & tea industry can use the incorporation of smart technology in traditionally analog devices for elevating coffee-drinking experience.
Workshop question
Is there room for your brand to utilize technology to steamline your products or services in some way?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Connected Prep
Trend score 4.8 out of 10, from popularity 70%, activity 65%, freshness 8%.
Popularity70%
Activity65%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Evidence
Examples of the Connected Prep trend
6 featured examples from Jan 26 to Nov 8, 2016CategoryArt & Design
Freshness-Detecting Coffee Grinders
This Smart Coffee Grinder Can Detect the Freshness of Beans
Manufacturers of coffee appliances and accessories can incorporate features like freshness detection and smartphone compatibility to create more innovative and competitive product…
CategoryArt & Design
Automated Meal Cookers
The 'OneCook' Cooking Appliance Frees Up Cooking Time by Doing All the Work
Appliance manufacturers can explore the development of automated meal cookers to cater to the growing demand for time-saving kitchen solutions.
CategoryArt & Design
Personal Cookie Ovens
The SideChef Oven Uses Pods of Dough to Bake Cookies Nearly Instantaneously
The SideChef Oven showcases the potential for smart kitchen appliances that leverage connectivity and automation in food preparation.
CategoryArt & Design
App-Connected Ovens
The Bosh Home Connect Oven Uses Drop Scales Platform To Make Cooking Easy
Kitchen appliance companies, like Bosch, are leveraging app-connected technologies to offer innovative solutions for home cooking.
CategoryArt & Design
Connected Custom Coffee Makers
The Behmor Coffee Maker is Managed via the Smartphone App
Manufacturers can leverage the growing demand for smart home appliances by developing connected and customizable products like smart coffee makers
CategoryLifestyle
Automated Kitchen Coffee Makers
The WMF 5000 S Automatic Coffee Machines Provide Perfect Java
Automated brewing systems like the WMF 5000 S present an opportunity for the restaurant supply industry to offer high-quality coffee machines that streamline the brewing process i…
