Freshness-Focused Smart Fridges

Haier Created an Internet of Food-Empowered Smart Refrigerator

At AWE 2021 in Shanghai, Haier Smart Home unveiled an innovative Internet of Food-empowered Smart Refrigerator and it stands out as the first of its kind to be fully compliant with 22 Chinese national industry standards as well as the global IEC Standards. The smart fridge boasts full-space preservation technology, which helped it to achieve its Level One Health Preservation grade. The fridge proved itself to be capable of boosting preservation performance in terms of color, nutrition and cleanliness, meaning that it's of value for keeping ingredients fresh, nutritious and healthy.

Powered by an IoT ecosystem, the smart fridge offers plenty of flexibility, and it has the potential to minimize waste in the kitchen when it recommends recipes based on the ingredients that are available.

Internet of Food
Opportunity for developing innovative kitchen appliances and IoT ecosystems that prioritize food preservation and minimize waste.
Full-space Preservation
Potential for creating disruptive technology that uses full-space preservation techniques to optimize health preservation in various industries.
Smart Kitchen
Opportunity for integrating smart home technology into the kitchen, allowing cross-functionality between appliances and IoT devices.

Sectors Adopting This

Home Appliances
Opportunity for companies to design and produce innovative refrigerators and home appliances that prioritize food preservation and minimize waste, particularly in emerging markets.
Food and Beverage
Opportunity for the food and beverage industry to tap into IoT technology to optimize food preservation and minimize waste, potentially reducing costs and increasing sustainability.
Iot
Opportunity for developing IoT ecosystems that integrate with innovative kitchen appliances to streamline food management, reduce waste, and increase sustainability.
SCORE
4.4 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 70%
Activity 52%
Freshness 10%

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