PROJECT HIGHLIGHT
What will the Future of Dining look like?
In 10 years, the world we live in will look and feel very different.
The effects of climate change, broad demographic shifts, advancements in AI and automation, constant commerce, a changing labor market, and a society growing isolated by technology will change the face of our world.
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Even so, we believe customers will still turn to restaurants for the same reasons they always have. Customers will still need and crave convenience, community, entertainment, personalization, and flavor.
So we wondered, what will the future of dining look like? What products, spaces, services, and platforms will make them possible? How might they feel different than today? What are some trailblazing companies from today that point towards transformation in the future?
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Here's a sampling of what those restaurants of the future might look and feel like.
What happens when immersive technology allows food and performance to become one?
AR & VR (among other rising tech) allow the dinner plate to become a canvas that you can’t keep your hands (or eyes) off of.
“Experiential brands like Kura Sushi, Main Event and Dave & Buster’s were among the fastest-growing chains in the U.S. in 2022.”
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Restaurant Business
Diners willing to pay more money for a unique dining experience
75%
Lightspeed
NutriGen illustrates one way quick-service and healthcare operators of the future can satisfy their customers’ need for personalization.
Food-as-medicine joints pop up on every corner with on-demand dishes.
What happens when kitchen automation, powerful health data, and holistic medicine join forces for good?
As Americans age, functional food could be a widespread way of dealing with ailments [like obesity and diabetes] in 2030.”
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Annual cost of cardiovascular disease to the US
$219B
CDC
QSR
Commonwealth illustrates one way operators of the future can prioritize a growing customer need for community and places to gather.
Consumers push back against online life and dining transforms multi-functional gathering spaces.
What happens when technology continues to be all-encompassing and, even as digital communities thrive, individuals increasingly isolate themselves?
“Gen Z’s new attitude to connection has the potential to completely transform the way society functions.”
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The Future Lab
Reduction, since 2003, in time spent in-person with friends for people ages 15 to 24
70%
DELOITTE
Dining in the future will be different, but restaurants will be ready to respond to the same consumer needs they've always filled, just with a few new tricks up their sleeves.
