# Cuisine Acceleration Seeking time for bonding, parents turn to more efficient meal routines. By [Tana Makmanee](https://www.trendhunter.com/tmak), SVP, Research Services at Trend Hunter | Published Apr 21, 2014 | Category: [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/pro/category/lifestyle-trends) Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/cuisine-acceleration ## Key Figures - Trend score: 2.6/10 - Evidence articles: 5 ## What is the Cuisine Acceleration trend? **Cuisine Acceleration:** With newborns requiring constant care and attention, daily meal routines and preparations can serve to sacrifice overall quality time. Seeking to encourage familial bonding, parents are turning to high-tech cuisine devices to help make meals less time-consuming, allowing for more one-to-one interaction. Self-sufficient meal makers reflects a move away from traditional routines, toward more accessible, and instantaneous methods of consumption. ## At a Glance - Evidence: 5 featured examples - Articles from: Dec 17, 2013 to Apr 16, 2014 - Published: Apr 21, 2014 - Patterns: [Reduction](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/reduction), [Acceleration](https://www.trendhunter.com/pattern/acceleration) - Megatrends: [Curation](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/curation), [Simplicity](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/simplicity), [Catalyzation](https://www.trendhunter.com/megatrend/catalyzation) ## Audience - Gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Themes within the Cuisine Acceleration trend ### Smart Home Baby Products Products are being developed and refined to help make mealtime less time-consuming and more interactive ### Multi-Purpose Infant Cooking Products New and innovative cooking products are being developed to provide parents and caregivers with one compact device that can prepare, cook, and store baby meals ### Thermochromatic Baby Products Products featuring thermochromatic properties are being developed and added to baby products to indicate safe consumption temperature ## What the Cuisine Acceleration trend means for industry ### For Baby Product Industry Continuously developing new products that cater to the unique needs of parents and infants ### For Smart Home Industry Developing smart home devices specifically designed for infant care ### For Kitchen Appliance Industry Encouraging development of multi-purpose kitchen appliances that make mealtime efficient, nutritional, and innovative ## Trend signals for Cuisine Acceleration Trend score 2.6 out of 10, from popularity 33%, activity 36%, freshness 8%. - Popularity: 33% - Activity: 36% - Freshness: 8% ## Examples of the Cuisine Acceleration trend 5 featured examples from Dec 17, 2013 to Apr 16, 2014. - [Versitile Infant Food Cookers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beaba-babycook): The Beaba Babycook Cooks in More Than One Way (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The baby food industry can benefit from producing versatile infant food cookers in order to meet customer demand. - [Infant Food Storage Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/infantino): Infantino's Squeeze Station Makes Packaging DIY Baby Food a Breeze (Category: Lifestyle) Implication: Opportunities for disruptive innovation include developing new products, such as plant-based baby food or expanding into personalized meal subscriptions for infants. - [Color-Changing Baby Bottles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sense-infant-collection): The Sense Infant Collection Indicates a Safe Consumption Temperature (Category: Art & Design) Implication: The baby industry can integrate thermochromatic materials in various feeding and other baby products. - [Hi-Tech Bottle Warmers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottle-warmer): Beaba's Baby Bottle Warmer is Sophisticated & Makes Parents' Lives Easier (Category: Life-Stages) Implication: The baby products industry may benefit from the development of innovative and highly functional baby bottle warmers, which can offer unique features to busy parents. - [Robotic Baby Food Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniland-baby): The Chefy 5 by Miniland Baby Can Make Food and Sterilize Baby Bottles (Category: Lifestyle) Implication: The introduction of robotic baby food devices like the Chefy 5 creates disruptive innovation opportunities for the baby products industry by offering new ways to simplify and enha… ## Recent trend clusters - [Assisted Choices](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/weight-loss-medication-support) (Lifestyle) - [Storyline Sips](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/themed-drink-menus) (Lifestyle) - [Bedtime Cocoon](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/sleep-sensory-blocking) (Lifestyle) - [Source Signatures](https://www.trendhunter.com/protrends/oak-finish-whiskey) (Lifestyle) ## Trending in Lifestyle - [Mystery Packaging Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cow-not-laughing) - [Multi-Benefit Protein Shakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comes-in-three-flavors) - [Creator-Led Learning Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/learning-series) - [Accessible Fintech Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chequing-account) All articles: [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle)