# Food-Based Networking Apps This App Encourages Users to Dine with Strangers By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2015-10-08 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dine-with-strangers References: [betalist](http://betalist.com/startups/nevr) & [nevr.club](http://nevr.club/) 'NEVR' is a new app that encourages users to dine with strangers in order to meet people outside of their professional circle. For busy professionals, it can be difficult to establish useful connections with those outside of their immediate circle. This app provides a way to [meet new people](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mozi-private-social-network) by sharing a meal together. NEVR is similar to other [networking apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boardy) in that it provides an easy way for professionals to connect with new people. What sets NEVR apart from other apps is that it facilitates meetings over food. Users are encouraged to dine with strangers in order to establish meaningful connections. The idea is that meeting for a meal provides a casual environment for users to get to know someone outside of their professional circle. While the idea of meeting a stranger for lunch may sound intimidating, the platform provides a unique way to network with other professionals. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 37% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Food-based Networking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing apps that facilitate networking opportunities through shared meals. - **Social Dining:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating platforms that connect individuals through the experience of dining together. - **Meaningful Connections:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing apps or services that encourage users to establish meaningful professional relationships. ### Who This Affects Most - **Networking Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Enhancing networking apps to go beyond traditional connections and encourage face-to-face interactions through shared meals. - **Hospitality Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Partnering with food-based networking apps to create unique dining experiences that facilitate professional networking. - **Event Planning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporating the concept of social dining into event planning to create networking opportunities for attendees. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Remote Worker Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/app-for-remote-workers.md) - [Simplified Connection Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/connection-apps.md) - [AI-Powered Socialization Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bu-app.md) - [Social Dining Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recce.md) - [Localized Networking Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/presence.md) - [Smart Networking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-networking1.md) - [Friend-Finding Virtual Hangouts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strangely.md) - [Friend-Finding Dinners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timeleft.md) - [Restaurant-Collaborating Dating Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frome-dating-app.md)