People are craving comfort. Amid what can feel like a state of constant crisis – a layering of traumatic societal events – it can sometimes seem like we’ve lost a sense of scale and cohesion. In the face of this, the desire to retreat into nostalgia is more seductive than ever.

Whether out of choice or necessity, three in five car owners in the UK eat while in their vehicles. But the combination of long journeys, mindless snacking, and typical service station food is not conducive to a healthy mind or body. So, what opportunities are there to elevate on-the-go cuisine?

Across the US a unique labor market situation is playing out with service industries desperate to find new staff. As many people rethink their career goals and the benefits they can come with, fast-food employers are being forced to get aggressive and flexible in their perks.

As restaurants in the US closed due to the pandemic, people got used to ordering food online – but often through third-party delivery apps. How did Chipotle convince customers to go direct to the source and order via its app? And what does its success reveal about loyalty in the fast food world?

The pandemic’s school closures and working from home guidance altered the when and where of people’s usual eating routines. However, a survey of family eating and mealtime habits looks at their pandemic-era diets and finds an increase in both healthy and unhealthy eating.