Food technology is taking over our kitchens and changing the way of eating and cooking. Tech giants like Samsung, Dyson and innovative start-up companies are heavily working and investing on it. The focus area is the user. From smart refrigerator to portable food safety checker, food technology aims both at the simplification and at the improvement of a household life. There are four key pillars where food technology devices focus. These are: smart kitchen, digital dining, safe food and healthy diet. In this article the most promising food technologies are analysed. Firstly, these aim to enhance the life quality of households. Secondly, they all are examples of what a consumer needs representing for the food industry strong consumer trends to be watched out.

1. 2016 most interesting
Food Technologies

2. 1 – IKEA Smart Kitchen
• Recognise objects
movement
• Warm the surface and
cook
• Video projector

3. 2 – Smart Refrigerator
• Freshness Tracker
• Smart shopping
• Food management

4. 3 – Smart Knife
• Monitors bacteria
levels
• Freshness tracker
• Nutritional value

5. 4 – Holographic Chef
• Connects people
• Holographic projector
• Chef assistant

6. 5 – Taste Simulator
• Taste dish simulator
• Flavor mix tool
• Sample printing

7. 6 – Tellspec
• Spectrometer scanner
• Analyzes food
allergens
• Charts calories

8. 7 – Peres
• Analyzes meat
freshness
• 4 sensors
• User App

9. DISRUPTION IS COMING…
“Disruption is coming…”