Green restaurants and innovations take eco-minded eating to a new level
Implications - Once, eco-friendly eating was just a burgeoning trend, with food businesses slow to follow in the green footsteps of their more eco-minded counterparts. Now, with more consumers embracing green lifestyles, demand for eco-friendly food establishments and innovations is increasing. Although green cuisine was once a special, limited option, now it is becoming more of an abundantly available alternative in mainstream dining and the food industry.
Trend Themes
1. Rise of Eco-friendly Eating - As more consumers embrace green lifestyles, demand for eco-friendly food establishments and innovations is increasing, making it a disruptive innovation opportunity for the food industry.
2. Sustainability and Local Sourcing - The growing trend of sustainability and local sourcing in the food industry, as demonstrated by Socola Chocolatier and Restaurant BioM, presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for restaurants looking to stand out with environmentally conscious consumers.
3. Sustainable and Renewable Energy Sources - The Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen Restaurant's solar cooking project shows how restaurants can be eco-friendly and can add some creative spirit to their food and business, making it a disruptive innovation opportunity for the food industry.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Restaurant Industry - The food and restaurant industry can benefit from sustainable practices and eco-friendly innovations to capture growing demand for environmentally conscious food establishments and products.
2. Renewable Energy Industry - The renewable energy industry can explore opportunities to provide sustainable energy sources for restaurants and food establishments aiming to reduce their carbon footprint.
3. Non-profit Organizations - Non-profit organizations like FoodCycle can lend support to food retailers by making the most of surplus food, nurturing positive social change in the community and providing low-cost, nutritious meals in community cafes.
