# Touchscreen Fridge Monitors The Kitchen Hub Helps You Plan Meals and Monitor Expiration Dates By Michael Hines | Published 2013-08-26 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-hub References: [tuvie](http://www.tuvie.com/kitchen-hub-futuristic-device-to-manage-your-food-consumption-properly/) Kitchen Hub is a conceptual gadget that lets you shop from home, [suggests recipes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fridge-ai) and lets you know when the food in your fridge will expire. Designer Francisco Barboza Grasa created the Kitchen Hub for kitchen appliance company [Electrolux](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-appliance-hub). For starters, the Hub can help you prepare meals, showing you recipes and suggested portions. It suggests meals using the food you have in your fridge to help cut down on food waste. The Kitchen Hub can also be used to [purchase groceries online](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kroger-smart-fridges) and to check on the status of groceries in your fridge. The Kitchen Hub is waterproof and can be stuck to your fridge for easy access. Barboza Grasa's concept should help to cut down food waste and encourage folks to eat better, should it ever become reality. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.7/10 - Popularity: 39% | Activity: 33% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Smart Kitchen Gadgets:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation exists in developing more advanced kitchen gadgets that integrate technology to help users plan meals and reduce food waste. - **Online Grocery Shopping:** There is potential for disruption in the online grocery industry by creating user-friendly platforms that offer added convenience, such as real-time inventory monitoring and suggested meal planning. - **Food Waste Reduction:** Innovative solutions that address food waste and encourage sustainable consumption habits present opportunities for disruption in the food industry. ### Where This Applies - **Kitchen Appliance:** Kitchen appliance manufacturers can explore opportunities to integrate smart technology into their products, allowing customers to monitor food inventory and plan meals. - **E-commerce:** E-commerce companies can tap into the online grocery market by offering interactive platforms that make grocery shopping more convenient and efficient. - **Food Tech:** The food tech industry can leverage technology to develop innovative solutions that help reduce food waste and promote sustainable eating habits. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Assistive Smart Refrigerators](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-assistant.md) - [Technological Kitchen Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lg-coit.md) - [Recipe-Recommending Smart Fridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bespoke-4door-flex-refrigerator.md) - [Sleek Food Display Fridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kollect-smart.md) - [Projected Kitchen Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-holodisplay.md) - [Shoppable Fridge Screens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/samsung-5.md) - [Vision-Based AI Fridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bespoke-ai-refrigerator-family-hub.md) - [Smart Food Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-fridge.md) - [Smart Processing Blenders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchenhub.md)