# Remote Food Warmers Electrolux 'The Treat' is a Stylish Way to Heat Meals By Gil Cohen | Published 2012-10-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-treat References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/10/19/tree-eat-treat-2/) & [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2012/09/19/exclusive-electrolux-design-lab-finalists-announced/) Designed by Amy Mon-Chu Liu for the [Electrolux Design Lab](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-appliance-hub), The Treat was one of the 2012 top ten finalists in a contest. This concept addresses the problem of food storage in this day and age, when people are finding themselves pressed for time and lacking in necessary space. The Treat is a food tree that combines practical functionality with aesthetically pleasing design. The stylish white tree structure features elegant branches, on the ends of which are spherical pods. Each pod is an [air-tight food container](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totem) that not only holds onto your meals, but will also heat them up for you when you send a remote signal through your smartphone. Have warm meals ready to eat when you get home when you use The Treat. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 67% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, 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 ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Remote Food Heating:** Innovative technologies that enable remote heating of food could revolutionize the market, allowing consumers to have warm meals ready when they need them. - **Smart Food Storage:** The combination of practical functionality with aesthetically pleasing design in smart food storage systems like The Treat offers disruptive innovation opportunities. - **Convenient Meal Preparation:** The trend of time-saving devices like The Treat, which make meal preparation more convenient, is set to grow as people lead increasingly busy lives. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Kitchen Appliances:** The kitchen appliances industry can benefit from developing innovative technologies like The Treat that make food storage and preparation more convenient for customers. - **Smart Home:** The Treat and similar products represent a disruptive innovation opportunity for the smart home industry, which can develop intelligent systems that automate food preparation and storage. - **Food Delivery:** Food delivery companies can leverage smart food storage technologies like The Treat to enable customers to receive warm, ready-to-eat meals at their doorsteps. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Preservation-Focused Food Warmers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evereo.md) - [Infrared Heating Lunchboxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heatwave-go-n01.md) - [Modular Serving Dishes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/thermal-serving-dish.md) - [Portable Electric Pots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-electric-pot.md) - [Modern Food Preservation Units](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/totem.md) - [Micro-Living Kitchen Appliance Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchen-appliance-hub.md) - [Retail Food Preparation Stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-eat-2.md) - [Scheduled Self-Heating Lunchboxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lunchgo.md) - [Camping-Friendly Compact Cookware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yunsoo-choi.md)