# Potluck Planning Platforms The Feastly Peer-to-Peer Sharing Community Organizes Dinner Parties By Rebecca Byers | Published 2015-03-18 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/feastly References: [fastcompany](http://www.fastcompany.com/3005324/food-next-frontier-sharing-economy) & [eatfeastly](https://eatfeastly.com/?rf=header) Feastly is an innovative [peer-to-peer sharing platform](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peertopeer-rental) targeting the food industry. First and foremost a [community of enthusiastic diners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recce), Feastly serves to connect individuals with a shared passion for great food and stimulating conversation. Founded in Washington DC, Feastly allows [professional and amateur chefs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magical-chefs) to list meals and dishes they plan to cook, which community members can peruse and buy a seat at. Feastly is presently operating in Washington DC, New York City and San Francisco, while the average price for a seat at a dinner is $35. This unique platform follows a basic peer-to-peer lending model and inspires community while also targeting food waste. The community also allows burgeoning chefs to practice their skills are build up a client base, while hungry, time-strapped individuals can experience new foods without having to choose a restaurant. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - 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 ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Peer-to-peer Sharing Platforms:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating new platforms for individuals to share their skills and services, fostering community and reducing waste in various industries. - **Meal-sharing Communities:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing online platforms that connect chefs, home cooks, and food enthusiasts to create unique dining experiences outside of traditional restaurants. - **Food Waste Reduction Solutions:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing technologies and platforms that address the issue of food waste by connecting individuals who have excess food with those who can use it. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Applying the peer-to-peer sharing model to the food and beverage industry to create new opportunities for chefs, cooks, and food enthusiasts. - **Hospitality:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Transforming the traditional hospitality industry by offering alternative dining experiences through online meal-sharing communities. - **Sustainability:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Developing solutions to reduce food waste and promote sustainability by connecting individuals with excess food to those in need. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Online Culinary Marketplaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/online-culinary-marketplace.md) - [Foodie Networking Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yourtable.md) - [Recipe Sharing Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/icancookfood.md) - [Connective Foodie Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodie-social.md) - [Food-Focused Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodfocused-social-platform.md) - [Virtual Dining Platform Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-dining-platform.md) - [Foodie Social Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dineit.md) - [Shared Cooking Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shared-cooking.md) - [Social Dining Networks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recce.md)