# Comfort Food Dishware Use Only When Sick or Vegging Out By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-10-24 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/custom-serving-tray-use-only-when-sick-or-vegging-out References: [uncommongoods](http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=14811&utm_medium=shopping+sites&utm_source=shopping) Tomato soup, toasted cheese 'sammich', chick soup, [grilled cheese](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/borden-grilled-cheese-swatch-book) and baloney. Yum. Comfort foods makes you want to crawl back into your jammies, pull the covers up and watch Friends the rest of the day. What has this ritual been missing? The [perfect serving platter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tortugaware) to keep the soup steady and the sandwich from crashing into the [soup bowl](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/campbells-building-brick-box) and getting cheese everyplace but in your mouth. Worry no more. Help has arrived. **Implications** - Consumers are attracted to products that simplify everyday tasks. By combining a novelty item with a more practical functionality, companies can attract buyers who seek products that use imaginative designs to meet their needs. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Novelty Functional Products:** Companies can attract buyers by combining novelty items with practical functionality. - **Simplifying Everyday Tasks:** Consumers are attracted to products that simplify everyday tasks. - **Imaginative Design Solutions:** Products with imaginative designs can meet customers' needs. ### Where This Applies - **Kitchenware:** Kitchenware industry can explore combining novelty items with practical functionality. - **Home Decor:** Home decor industry can attract buyers by simplifying everyday tasks in their products. - **Gift and Novelty:** Gift and novelty industry can provide imaginative design solutions for customers' needs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Macaroni-Inspired Tonal Dinnerware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kraft-dinnerware.md) - [Cup-Integrated Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pairingware.md) - [Sandwich-Soup Combination Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/campbells.md) - [Interactive Mealtime Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platoo-interactive-sensory-meal-plate.md) - [Custom Home-Cooked Meal Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yumme-meal-kit.md) - [Premade Gourmet Grilled Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gourmet-grilled-cheese.md) - [Cheesy Soup Dumplings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/souplings.md) - [Leftover Gravy Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leftover-gravy-bottle.md) - [Grilled Cheese-Style Bites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grilled-cheesestyle-bites.md)