# Meal-Planning Appliances The FoodPlus Refrigerator Helps You Shop, Cook and Eat Healthily By Amelia Roblin | Published 2014-05-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foodplus-refrigerator References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2014/05/09/smartfridge/) & [electroluxdesignlab](http://electroluxdesignlab.com/2014/submission/foodplus/) The designer of the FoodPlus Refrigerator knows that this standard household appliance has a great deal more potential than is generally explored currently. As an entry into the 2014 Electrolux Design Lab, Yun-Chen Tsai proposed a smart fridge that can help make your everyday eating habits healthy and effortless. Taking the basic shape of a familiar fridge, this product would contain a cornucopia of hidden special features. Sensors inside the cold boxes keep an inventory on the contents, as well as each item's best before date, nutritional information and pesticide content. The FoodPlus Refrigerator reminds you when it's time to use an ingredient, but it also helps you keep stocked up. The concept would enable you to communicate with it through a smartphone app, notifying you about what you need when you're perusing the supermarket -- no shopping list necessary. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.9/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, 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 - **Smart Kitchen Appliances:** The trend of smart kitchen appliances that have the capability to track inventory, provide nutritional information, and suggest recipes is on the rise and presents an opportunity for companies to develop innovative products. - **Internet of Things (iot) in Home Appliances:** As the internet of things (IoT) expands, incorporating smart technology for everyday home appliances such as refrigerators presents a disruptive innovation opportunity. - **Meal Planning & Health Monitoring:** With increasing consumer interest in health and wellness, meal-planning appliances that can track food inventory and provide nutritional information offer a disruptive innovation opportunity. ### Who This Affects Most - **Home Appliance:** The home appliance industry can leverage the rising trend of smart kitchen appliances by developing affordable and easy-to-use products with unique features. - **Technology:** Incorporating Internet of Things (IoT) technology in home appliances presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the tech industry to create new products and services that can assist in daily tasks. - **Health & Wellness:** The health and wellness industry can explore the trend of meal-planning and health monitoring appliances to develop innovative products for consumers who prioritize healthy eating habits. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Assistive Smart Refrigerators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-assistant.md) - [Recipe-Recommending Smart Fridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bespoke-4door-flex-refrigerator.md) - [Compartmentalized Smart Refrigerators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aura-refrigerator.md) - [Sleek Food Display Fridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kollect-smart.md) - [AI Recipe Assistant Fridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jumbo-sidebyside-refrigerator.md) - [Smart Food Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-fridge.md) - [Expansive Smart Display Refrigerators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-family-hub-plus.md) - [AI Recipe Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fridge-ai.md) - [Ingredient-Based Recipe Finders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frigo.md)