Category
Life-Stages
Constructible Franchises
Trend cluster
Category
Personified
Cuisine
Meals are youthfully re-shaped as parents strive to encourage familial bonds.
4.8
Trend score
Trend
What is the Personified Cuisine trend?
Personified Cuisine: As familial bonding becomes less frequent due to distractive technological developments, solitary actions among youths have become more prevalent. Seeking to foster closer ties through traditional everyday routines, parents are turning to personified food shapes to add youthful characteristics that children can relate to. Playfully presented food combines comical aesthetics with the need to connect with others through more lighthearted and approachable means.
Trend themes
Themes within the Personified Cuisine trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Personification of Food
As fewer families bond during mealtimes, personified food shapes are being used as an approachable means to connect with others, creating opportunities for businesses to innovate food presentation.
02
Playful Breakfast Gadgets
The rise in demand for entertaining breakfast tools that organize and artfully shape food is creating opportunities for innovation in breakfast goods and kitchen gadget markets.
03
Edible Art
The trend for making food creatively presentable, as seen in artisan pizzas and anime pancakes, is leading to innovative potential in food artistry and commission-based services.
Industry implications
What the Personified Cuisine trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Food and Beverage
As families look for ways to connect during meal times, the use of personified food shapes and playful breakfast gadgets presents an opportunity for companies in the food and beverage industry to create unique menu items and innovative cooking utensils.
For
Kitchen Gadgets
As demand for playful breakfast gadgets increases, businesses in kitchen utensils and equipment manufacturing can innovatively build new tools and designs catering to consumers demand for creative and entertaining breakfasts.
For
Art and Design
As there is a rising demand for creative food design, businesses in both food and design can collaborate to create edible art or commission work from chefs like Lunchbox Dad or pizza magicians like Wilhelm Rodriguez.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Personified Cuisine
Trend score 4.8 out of 10, from popularity 57%, activity 79%, freshness 8%.
Popularity57%
Activity79%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X (not a primary audience)
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Personified Cuisine trend
5 featured examples from Feb 20 to Apr 11, 2014CategoryLifestyle
Disney Character-Shaped Foods
Oh My Disney Offers a Variety of Mickey-Shaped Food Items
The food and beverage industry can explore innovative product development by creating Mickey-shaped food items and capitalizing on the Disney fandom.
CategoryLifestyle
Cartoonish Packed Meals
Lunchbox Dad Creates Adorable Lunches for His Two Children
Disruptive innovation opportunities in creating and marketing creative and healthy packed meals for children.
CategoryLifestyle
Mouth-Watering Portrait Pizzas
Chef Wilhelm Rodriguez Creates Delicious Artworks with Food
The food service industry can benefit from the trend of food art by incorporating it into their menu offerings and promoting it as a unique dining experience for customers.
CategoryLifestyle
Anime Monster Pancakes
Denny's Japan Now Offers Tasty Pokemon Pancakes for Kids
Restaurants can introduce themed food items to attract customers and generate buzz.
CategoryLifestyle
Facial Figure Egg Shapers
Greggs Fried Egg Shaper Brings a Fresh Face to Breakfast
Kitchenware companies can create innovative and quirky kitchen tools that add an element of fun and creativity to cooking and food presentation.
