# Floating Water-Based Food Stands The Aqua Pod Will Be the World's First Floating Kitchen By Ell Smith | Published 2018-01-25 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-floating-kitchen References: [gulfnews](http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/world-s-first-floating-kitchen-coming-to-dubai-1.2159249) & [aa-ds](http://aa-ds.com/) Foodies will travel great lengths for a good meal, and the world's first floating kitchen entitled the Aqua Pod, hopes individuals will travel by jet ski for a quick bite. The Aqua Pod was inspired by food trucks and features a similar concept, expect instead of retailing on land, they'll be situated in the water. This floating structure has two potential ordering systems. The first of these systems would involve a delivery jet ski equipping ships with flags that can later be used to place orders. After an order is placed, a jet ski-based delivery will bring the food items aboard. In the second system, people can jet up to the Aqua Pod to place an order. According to Gulf News, this floating kitchen will be arriving later this month. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 63% | Activity: 60% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Water-based Dining:** The concept of floating food stands can be applied to other bodies of water, disrupting traditional methods of restaurant location. - **Delivery Innovation:** The use of jet skis for both ordering and delivery presents opportunities for the development of new delivery methods. - **Experiential Dining:** The unique experience of dining on a floating kitchen may spark the development of other experiential dining options. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can adopt the concept of floating food stands to create unique dining experiences for hotel guests. - **Marine:** The marine industry can adapt the technology used for the Aqua Pod to create other floating structures, such as hotels and event spaces. - **Delivery Services:** The development of new delivery methods utilizing technologies like jet skis presents opportunities for businesses in the delivery services industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Aquatic Floating Farms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-marine-farm.md) - [Advanced Portable Camping Kitchens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-cruiser.md) - [Moving Floating Entertainment Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oceaya.md) - [Ship-Like Food Containers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/float-food-storage-container.md) - [Floating Marine Park Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smrket.md) - [Vehicular All-In-One Kitchens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allinone-kitchen.md) - [Emerging Food Brand Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emerging-food-brand.md) - [Electric Street Food Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smartebike.md) - [Inflatable Vehicular Kitchen Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stuff-bubble.md)