Category
Lifestyle
Assisted Choices
Trend cluster
Category
Tech-Assisted
Eating
Craving convenience, the digitalization of food is welcomed by consumers.
3.9
Trend score
Trend
What is the Tech-Assisted Eating trend?
Tech-Assisted Eating: Taking digital connections a step further, tech products that center around food help users to formalize eating, make it significantly more efficient and improve overall quality. By accepting the digitalization of food preparation, consumers embrace the further implementation of smart solutions, which hearkens a new age of tech integration and reinforces the ability for market crossovers.
Trend themes
Themes within the Tech-Assisted Eating trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Tech-Enabled Food Preparation
Advances in technology assisted eating and food preparation offer opportunities for improved efficiency and quality, leading to a new age of tech integration and reinforcement for market crossovers.
02
Personalized Nutrition
My Diet Plate and other personalized nutrition apps use data to provide consumers with information that caters to their individual dietary needs.
03
Smart Kitchen Appliances
Smart Kitchen TV, Foodini, and Bib'expresso are examples of how technology is making cooking easier, more convenient and precise.
Industry implications
What the Tech-Assisted Eating trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Food and Beverage Industry
The food and beverage industry is redefining food and drink preparation and consumption with incorporation of technology into the sector's overall operation.
For
Consumer Technology Industry
Consumer technology companies stand to benefit greatly from an array of emerging tech trends affecting various industries, such as smart kitchen appliances.
For
Child Care Industry
Smart tools like Beaba's Bib’expresso are designed to make taking care of children easier and more efficient.
Trend signals
Trend signals for Tech-Assisted Eating
Trend score 3.9 out of 10, from popularity 70%, activity 41%, freshness 8%.
Popularity70%
Activity41%
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
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Tech-Assisted Eating trend
6 featured examples from Aug 7 to Dec 17, 2013CategoryTech
Projected Culinary Technology
The Smart Kitchen TV Enhances Cooking with Hi-Tech Handsfree Support
Consumer Electronics companies can leverage the Smart Kitchen TV trend by developing more voice and gesture-responsive kitchen appliances that cater to the needs of the modern coo…
CategoryLifestyle
Hi-Tech Health-Promoting Plates
My Diet Plate Facilitates Portion Control for Individual People
Disruptive innovation in the healthcare industry by leveraging technology to provide personalized nutrition and wellness solutions.
CategoryLife-Stages
Hi-Tech Bottle Warmers
Beaba's Baby Bottle Warmer is Sophisticated & Makes Parents' Lives Easier
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.
CategoryLifestyle
3D Printing Kitchen Appliances
Foodini Saves You the Time & Effort in Making Savory Gourmet Foods
The Foodini presents exciting possibilities for kitchen appliance manufacturers to incorporate 3D printing technology into their product lines and capitalize on the trend towards…
CategoryLifestyle
Simplified Food-Finding Apps
The myfab5 App Cuts Through to Find a Good Restaurant Easier
The myfab5 app disrupts the restaurant discovery industry by providing a simple and efficient way for users to find new places to eat based on popularity rankings.
CategoryArt & Design
Sea-Purifying Canteens
The 'Puri' Desalinating Bottle Lets You Drink from the Ocean
The Puri desalinating bottle presents opportunities for the outdoor adventure gear industry to develop water purification products suitable for emergency situations and outdoor ac…
