How Viral Butter Boards Inspired the Next Big Culinary Kitchen Gadget
A viral social media craze centered on compound butter spreads has led houseware manufacturers to develop specialized kitchen appliances.
By Foodie Pundit Newsroom - Published - Updated - Section: Social Virality
Key points
- Social media trends are directly driving new product engineering in the kitchenware industry.
- Specialized devices now automate the process of tempering and whipping butter for entertaining.
- Manufacturers are adding multi-use functionality to prevent trend-based kitchen gadgets from becoming obsolete.
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Sources and methodology
Reported from the public datasets below.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Consumer Price Index, food away from home
- U.S. Census Bureau - Monthly Retail Trade, food services
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Consumer Price Index, food away from home
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Food services and drinking places series
- U.S. Census Bureau - Monthly Retail Trade, food services
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