# Programmable Pet Feeders Petmate's Le Bistro is an Automatic Pet Feeder for Portion Control By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-09-17 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatic-pet-feeder References: [fancy](http://fancy.com/things/499260897336761116/Petmate-Le-Bistro-Portion-Control-Automatic-Pet-Feeder) & [petmate](http://www.petmate.com/infinity-programmable-feeder) Petmate's Le Bistro is an [automatic pet feeder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pet-feeder1) that's designed to make it easy to control the portions your cat or dog is eating. The electronic pet feeder has a blender-like shape that is able to hold about 10 pounds of pet food at a time. Although there are some pets that would probably be happy to chow down on as much food as possible, the Le Bistro is designed so that pet owners can [program the feeder](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feed-my-pet) to release anywhere from a quarter of a cup to a full 3 cups up to three times throughout the day. The device runs on batteries and the [feeding bowl](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trot-pets-1) can be easily detached from the rest of the unit for cleaning. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 34% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Pets](https://www.trendhunter.com/pets) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Automated Pet Care:** Le Bistro is part of a growing market for automated pet care products, creating opportunities for companies to innovate in this space - **Portion Control Technology:** Le Bistro's portion control technology is an emerging trend for pet feeders, creating opportunities for companies to develop alternative portion control devices for pet food - **Smart Pet Devices:** Le Bistro is part of a broader trend of smart pet devices, creating opportunities for companies to develop connected devices for pet owners ### Sectors Adopting This - **Pet Care and Supplies:** The pet care and supplies industry is poised to capitalize on the growing trend of automated pet care products, such as Le Bistro - **Consumer Electronics:** Consumer electronics companies are expanding into pet care and could develop innovative products like Le Bistro, creating a new market for the industry - **Iot and Connected Devices:** Companies working in IoT and connected devices could capitalize on the emerging trend of smart pet devices like Le Bistro, creating new opportunities for the industry ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Programmable Feline Feeder Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pet-dry-food-feeder.md) - [Fridge-Free Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bistrocat-feeder.md) - [Vacuum-Sealed Automatic Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petlibro-space.md) - [AI-Powered Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petlibro-granary.md) - [Programmable Microchip Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-microchip-pet-feeder.md) - [Pet-Sensing Smart Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petnessgo.md) - [RFID-Enhanced Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/one-rfid-pet-feeder.md) - [Artificial Intelligence-Powered Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-pet-feeder.md) - [Self-Chilled Automated Pet Feeders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wifi-pet-feeder.md)