Recipe-Suggesting Shopping Carts

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The 'Recipe Cart' Suggests Mayo-Infused Recipes as You Shop

— May 16, 2013 — Marketing
The 'Recipe Cart' is a shopping cart that recommends recipes for ingredients as you walk by them. Part of a campaign for Hellmann's mayonnaise, the cart suggests mayonnaise-infused dishes as the consumer walks around.

The cart is composed of a touch screen on top of a conventional shopping cart. When you place a container of Hellmann's mayo in the cart, the touch screen begins suggesting recipes. If you were to walk near the meat aisle, the 'Recipe Cart' might suggest a recipe containing chicken and mayo.

The motivation behind this campaign came from the lack of knowledge in Brazil about the versatility of mayonnaise. In addition, a large amount of purchases are made spontaneously at the point-of-sale. With these two factors at play, the 'Recipe Cart' proved to be very effective at generating new sales.

Trend Themes

  1. Smart Shopping Carts — Adding touchscreens and AI to shopping carts that recommend recipes or products.
  2. In-store Digital Marketing — Creating immersive experiences through digital marketing campaigns inside physical stores.
  3. AI-powered Product Recommendations — Leveraging AI to suggest products based on customer behavior and preferences.

Industry Implications

  1. Retail — Implementing smart shopping carts to improve customer shopping experience.
  2. Food and Beverage — Creating recipe suggestion campaigns to showcase the versatility of products like mayonnaise.
  3. Marketing — Utilizing digital marketing campaigns to engage and educate customers in-store.
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