# Electro-Meat Deli Shops Tongues Delicatessen is a Mix of Meat, Cheese & Electro Music Records By Summer Luu | Published 2010-09-15 | Business Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tongues-delicatessen References: [psfk](http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/tongues-delicatessen-fresh-meats-and-beats.html) & [tongues.at](http://www.tongues.at/home.php?il=6&l=deu) Despite this shop's name (Tongues Delicatessen), it does not focus on selling tongues of any sort. Tongues Delicatessen is a very unique shop concept as the owners decided to combine their love for [local foods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meadow-lane) and music -- electro and techno music, to be precise. Thus, this deli shop caters and sells [meat and cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beef-cheese-combo-stick) on one side, and [music records](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ja-hifi-caf) on the other. Foodies and music-lovers can now get all of their shopping done at Tongues Delicatessen. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 48% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Business](https://www.trendhunter.com/business) > [Retail](https://www.trendhunter.com/retail) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Food-music Fusion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating experiential shopping spaces that combine food and music to appeal to both foodies and music-lovers. - **Cross-industry Collaborations:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Partnering with local music shops to create unique retail concepts that cater to diverse customer interests. - **Multifunctional Retail Spaces:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Designing retail spaces that serve multiple purposes, such as combining food, music, and other complementary products or services. ### Who This Affects Most - **Food Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrating music into food retail spaces to enhance the customer experience and differentiate from traditional delis. - **Music Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborating with local delis to create hybrid retail spaces that attract new customers and provide a unique selection of music records. - **Multi-entertainment Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Creating retail establishments that offer a combination of food, music, and other entertainment elements to create a new type of immersive retail experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Nose-To-Tail Italian Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manteca.md) - [Edible Meat Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meat-menu.md) - [Welcoming Plant-Based Butcheries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/like-meat-but-better.md) - [Retro Sandwich Diners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/renzo-sandwich.md) - [Italian-American Food Mashups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovative-culinary-crossover.md) - [Authentic Scottish Delis](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shoap.md) - [Unconventional Boutique Butchers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prospect-butcher-co.md) - [Continental Charcuterie-Inspired Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bodega-snacking-duo.md) - [Music-Inspired Restaurant Recommendations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spotify-amex-resy.md)