Those who love bread may find it hard to eat this pre-sliced cat bread. The reason being, of course, is that it's undeniably cute. The bread was created by a bakery in Osaka, Japan. It's thought that Blue Jin Bakery and Cafe created this cat bread in response to a loaf of bunny bread made by a Tokyo bakery in March (seriously). In addition to being cute the pre-sliced cat bread is also said to be sweeter than normal bread.
Even if it tasted like plain white bread these loaves would still more than likely fly off shelves. They are on sale at the Osaka bakery now, with $3.15 scoring you a loaf containing five slices. Now the question becomes: Which animal will get the Japanese bread treatment next?
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Animal-shaped Food
- Bakeries and food manufacturers can innovate by creating more cute and fun animal-shaped food products that appeal to consumers' senses and emotions.
- Novelty Food Products
- There is an opportunity for businesses to create and market unique, attention-grabbing food items, using humor and quirkiness to generate buzz in the market.
- Exotic Flavors
- Exploring regional flavors, and incorporating unique and distinct flavors in food products can present an opportunity for companies to offer new experiences to customers while introducing them to exotic tastes.
Where This Applies
- Baked Goods
- Bakeries and bakery chains can create unique products like cat bread to give customers a reason to revisit and build brand loyalty.
- Food and Beverage
- The food and beverage industry can offer food items that cater to niche markets, exploring new and unique flavors to give customers never-before-seen products.
- Retail
- Retail businesses can incorporate unusual and niche food products as part of their inventory, capitalizing on the novelty factor to attract foot traffic to their stores.
