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Coloring Cutlery

Have Oodles of Fun Doodling at Dinner With the Peter Dalton Foodle Set

— October 5, 2009 — Life-Stages
You don’t have to play with your food to have fun at the dinner table anymore, just play with the Peter Dalton Foodle set! I love going to restaurants that arm you with crayons and paper to draw on, but now you can bring this novelty home. It’s a simple concept, but the interesting twist is that the coloring utensils double as cutlery as well.

The Peter Dalton Foodle set is equipped with knife, fork and spoon heads which can fit perfectly over pencil crayons and paper placemats that are also doodle boards for both kids and kids-at-heart. Mealtime can now nourish those hungry bellies and creative souls simultaneously.
Trend Themes
1. Multifunctional Tableware - Creating cutlery that doubles as coloring utensils presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for companies in the tableware industry to bring interactive dining experiences to the home.
2. Interactive Dining - The Peter Dalton Foodle set highlights a trend towards interactive dining experiences that encourage creativity and engagement with food, providing a disruptive opportunity for the restaurant industry to enhance customer experiences.
3. DIY Meal Kits - The Foodle Set's paper placemats create an opportunity for meal kit companies to tap into the trend of at-home cooking by providing customers with interactive recipe guides that can be colored and customized.
Industry Implications
1. Tableware - The Foodle Set offers a disruptive innovation opportunity for tableware companies to create multifunctional products, like cutlery that doubles as art supplies, to bring creativity and entertainment to mealtimes.
2. Restaurant - The trend towards interactive dining experiences, like the Foodle Set, presents an innovative opportunity for restaurants to enhance customer engagement and create memorable experiences that set them apart from competitors.
3. Meal Kit Delivery - Integrating interactive placemats into meal kit deliveries can help companies tap into the trend of at-home cooking by providing customers with an engaging, hands-on experience that increases their affinity for cooking from scratch.
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