# Buildable Dinner Boxes DIG's Dinner in a Box is Affordably Priced and Serves Four By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2023-07-19 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dinner-in-a-box References: [businesswire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230718320230/en) & [diginn](http://www.diginn.com/dig-dinner-box/)  New York City's chef-centric DIG eatery is introducing a new dinner-in-a-box option that supplies two bases, two proteins and five market sides at affordable price points. The DIG Dinner Box starts at $48 and the scratch-made meal options cater to all sorts of dietary and lifestyle preferences. With this affordable meal in a box from DIG, customers can build out meals for four with options like sheet tray carrots, maple-glazed crispy tofu, mac and cheese and more. And for those who want more decisions taken off of their plate, DIG also offers a chef-curated picnic box. This dinner-in-a-box option speaks to time-starved consumers who need quick, nutritious weeknight meals at a cost-conscious price point. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 40% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 17% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Affordable Dinner-in-a-box:** Opportunity for meal delivery services to provide affordable and customizable dinner options in a convenient box format. - **Chef-curated Meal Boxes:** Hosting potential for chefs to curate and provide meal boxes with pre-selected gourmet options catering to different dietary preferences. - **Time-saving Meal Solutions:** Scope for companies to offer meal boxes that save time for time-starved consumers by providing pre-prepared ingredients and recipes. ### Who This Affects Most - **Meal Delivery Services:** Potential for meal delivery services to capitalize on the trend of affordable and customizable dinner boxes, satisfying the needs of time-starved consumers. - **Gourmet Food Providers:** Opportunity for gourmet food providers to curate chef-specific meal boxes, offering customers a convenient and indulgent dining experience. - **Convenience Food Industry:** Scope for convenience food companies to create time-saving meal solutions in box formats, targeting customers seeking quick and nutritious meal options. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Value-Minded Veggie QSR Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/veggie-buildyourowncravingsbox.md) - [Value-Minded Meal Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-hut-box.md) - [Value-Minded Tex-Mex Meal Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/del-taco-el-big-boxes.md) - [Chef-Curated Meal Subscriptions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upmeals.md) - [Personalized Mexican Cuisine Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tocaya-buildyourown-meals.md) - [Convenient Meal Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/momofuku-and-milkbar.md) - [Vegetable-Packed Recipe Deliveries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gousto-veg-table.md) - [Mix-and-Match Meal Cubes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/squareat.md) - [Comprehensive Pasta Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pasta-boxes.md)