FSR magazine April 2018
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TRENDING ON THE MENU // Chef Tools<br />
KITCHEN ROBOTICS<br />
• Chefs need not worry! Consumers would prefer<br />
robotic food and beverage preparation methods<br />
to help with at-home cooking.<br />
• Potentially, consumers prefer a human touch when<br />
dining away from home because human care and<br />
consideration in making their meals adds substantially<br />
to the value of dining away from home.<br />
• Interest in robotics as a part of life is growing and<br />
will continue to flourish as technology integrates<br />
itself into everyday life.<br />
• Younger generations are the most welcoming to it<br />
entering their lives.<br />
CONSUMERS TODAY PREFER HUMAN<br />
INTERACTION TO ROBOTS…<br />
But the gap closes considerably with younger generations<br />
and will likely continue to close as robots become<br />
ubiquitous in everyday life.<br />
Preference Total Gen Z + Millennials<br />
Prefer Robots 14% 22%<br />
Don’t Care Either Way 28% 26%<br />
Prefer Humans 56% 47%<br />
THE KITCHEN OF THE<br />
FUTURE WILL INCLUDE<br />
DEVICES THAT MAKE<br />
COOKING EVEN MORE<br />
EFFICIENT, SUCH AS 3-D<br />
PRINTERS.<br />
SHUTTERSTOCK<br />
FOR FORWARD-THINKING CHEFS: How Consumers Feel About Futuristic Kitchen Technology<br />
FUTURISTIC KITCHEN TECHNOLOGIES CONSUMERS WANT TO USE OR TRY<br />
Technologies Total Gen Z Millennials Gen X Boomer Silent Gen<br />
Back-of-the-House Robots 19% 29% 35% 18% 9% 0%<br />
Interactive Food Prep Robots 19% 40% 34% 20% 8% 0%<br />
3-D Printed Food 17% 33% 31% 15% 7% 1%<br />
Lab-Grown Food 16% 27% 29% 19% 5% 2%<br />
70 APRIL <strong>2018</strong> FOODNEWSFEED.COM
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