# Food Freshness Fridge Magnets This QR Fridge Magnet Keeps Tabs on Your Produce's Quality By Amelia Roblin | Published 2013-10-31 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/qr-fridge-magnet References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/10/30/stale-cabbage-patch/) & [red-dot.sg](http://www.red-dot.sg/en/winners-privileges/) It's so easy for edibles to get lost in deep refrigerator, causing you to forget about certain items until they're well beyond their expiration dates. This innovative QR Fridge Magnet offers a solution to keeping the contents in check by displaying the specs on each food on the door of your appliance. Liao Haibo, Hu Yaxing, Chen Zhipeng and Tang Yigang collaborated on this clever culinary invention, winning them a 2013 Red Dot Award. It's a small device, about the size of your typical refrigerator magnet, and it's transparent with a text and image display. Scan the QR code on a fruit or a vegetable and information about its production date and location will be shown. Stick the QR Fridge Magnet where you'll see it and it will constantly update the freshness of that item. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.1/10 - Popularity: 83% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Smart Appliance Integration:** Opportunity to integrate smart technology into appliances to improve convenience and effectiveness. - **Internet of Things (iot) Tracking:** Potential for leveraging IoT technology to track and monitor the freshness of food products. - **Data-driven Food Management:** Emerging trend of using data analytics to optimize food inventory and reduce wastage. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to develop smart appliances with built-in QR code scanning and freshness tracking features. - **Food Packaging Industry:** Opportunity to create packaging solutions that incorporate smart labels or QR codes for tracking food freshness and quality. - **Iot Technology Providers:** Potential for IoT companies to develop tracking systems and sensors specialized for monitoring food freshness in refrigerators. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Color-Changing Food Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/freshtag.md) - [Smart Food Management](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-fridge.md) - [Sleek Food Display Fridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kollect-smart.md) - [Edible QR Codes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interiqr.md) - [Refrigerated Vending Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/redyref-smart-food-fridge.md) - [Food Management Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kiff.md) - [Freshness-Tracking Food Containers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vorkoster-lid.md) - [Rotating Food Storage Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saveit.md) - [Smart Fridge Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shelfy.md)