Özet:

Industry 4.0 is the fourth industrial revolution while tourism 4.0 is called smart tourism. On the other hand, gastronomy 4.0 can be referred to as the technological developments experienced in food and beverage industry. The improvement of 4.0 and its applcation to life has led to the developments in today’s era of technology. The improvements occuring in the realm of industry in the era of technology have been affecting the developments in a great number of sectors as well. Gastronomy, coprising of a substantial part of tourism and tourism actvities, is affected by the innovative developments, too. The aim of the research is to investigate the application of 4.0 in the realm of gastronomy and to make suggestions related to the application of technoloogical items in the sector of food and bevarages. In line with the aim of the study, an elaborate review of literature was conducted through qualitative research method. The findings that innovative robotic devices of various designs have been started to be made use of in hotels and food and baverage companies in the realm of tourism, that 4.0 has had a substantial impact on food and baverage companies globally, but that there have been hesitations regarding the use of robotic devices, thus there have been companies that have not cherished the innovative technologies.

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