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Cooperative Consumption

Tech tools foster collaborative delivery options for group eating

Implications - Intensified digital communications are prompting a desire for real-life interactions, resulting in spikes in communal dining concepts that strengthen social circles and connections. Brands are reacting with food delivery systems that simplify group meals in a way that appeals to the drive for in-person contact that comes of instantaneous, digital contact.
Workshop Question - In what ways could your brand leverage real-life interactions to connect with your customers?
Trend Themes
1. Communal Dining - The trend towards communal dining experiences is driving demand for streamlined group food deliveries, local group dining apps and socialite bill splitting apps.
2. Group Ordering - There is a growing trend for food delivery and bill splitting apps to have group ordering functionality, catering to parties, family gatherings and office groups.
3. Simplified Payment - A trend towards simplified payment systems is driving demand for cost splitting platforms and curated payment services such as the Cake Technologies Ltd. Cake app.
Industry Implications
1. Food Delivery - The growing demand for streamlined group food deliveries and local group dining apps is creating opportunities for digital food delivery services.
2. Mobile Apps - The trend towards group ordering, cost splitting and curated payment systems is driving demand for mobile apps that cater to these needs.
3. Social Platforms - The trend towards communal dining and simplified payment systems is driving demand for social platforms that cater to group experiences and shared expenses.
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