# Touchless Pizza Plates This Pizza-Serving Plate Helps Diners Avoid Shared Surface Areas By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-06-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-plates References: [myrecipes](https://www.myrecipes.com/news/coronavirus-touchless-pizza-plate) & [enewschannels](https://enewschannels.com/the-first-touchless-pizza-serving-plate-for-restaurants-no-handl-portion-padl) Many components of the restaurant experience are being redesigned to offer safer experiences for customers and staff, and [Nuova Vita Corporation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gelkinetic-20) is introducing a next-gen pizza plate that's been updated to suit today's sanitization standards. The No HandL Portion PadL with the Touchless Pizza Border helps to minimize the surface areas shared between customers, as the pizza plate features grooves that help an individual separate out only their slice. For [group pizza dining experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personal-pan-pizza-hut), the No HandL Portion PadL with the Touchless Pizza Border has the potential to be placed at the center of a table so that a small gathering can enjoy their meal and reduce the shared surfaces that they need to come into contact with. Image Credit: Nuova Vita Corporation ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Touchless Dining:** Restaurants are incorporating touchless technology to improve sanitation and reduce shared surfaces. - **Safer Dining Experience:** Innovations like touchless pizza plates promote safer dining experiences for customers and staff. - **Tabletop Innovations:** Tableware innovations like the touchless pizza plates are being designed to address health and safety concerns. ### Where This Applies - **Restaurant Industry:** Restaurants can implement touchless dining options to improve sanitation and promote customer safety. - **Hospitality Industry:** Touchless tableware can benefit the hospitality industry by promoting a safer dining experience. - **Manufacturing Industry:** The production and distribution of touchless tableware products presents an opportunity for the manufacturing industry to meet increasing demand. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reusable Folding Storage Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calzone-tableware.md) - [Interactive Mealtime Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/platoo-interactive-sensory-meal-plate.md) - [Touchless Salad Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/servue.md) - [Cup-Integrated Plates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pairingware.md) - [Revolutionary Pizza Dipping Mechanisms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dip-roller.md) - [Pizza-Pertinent Digital Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizzapertinent-digital-menu.md) - [Food Vendor Plate Sanitizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-disinfecting-system.md) - [Virtual Pizza Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pizza-piatta.md) - [Lockable Pizza Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lockable-pizza-boxes.md)