Why have takeaways gone posh? How have people’s eating habits become so erratic? Why do we expect eating out to be a magical experience? And how is wine culture shaking off the snobbery?
Burger fads and 1,000-calorie ready meals hardly fit in with a society that’s increasingly obsessed with healthy eating. But while these polarising trends paint a schizophrenic food landscape, they show how indulgent foods express our freedoms. After all, no one likes to be told what to eat.
City Pantry: bringing street food to meeting rooms
case study·
25 Aug 2015
Be it a gourmet burger, falafel wrap or hand-held curry, 2.5 billion people around the world tuck into some form of street food every day. City Pantry now wants to bring that succulent grub into offices, replacing the usual corporate fare of stale sandwiches. Can it revolutionise the city lunch?
The takeaway industry was worth roughly £9 billion in 2014. And while they might traditionally be associated with sloppy curries or lukewarm pizza, new services like Deliveroo are giving takeaways a higher-quality edge. How is it challenging the fast-food giants that dominate this industry?
While takeaways might be associated with sloppy curries and lukewarm pizza, services like Deliveroo and Deliverance have given them a higher-quality edge. Delivery service Supper is now taking it even further, delivering Michelin-starred food from fine-dining restaurants to your door.
Been for a run? Have a Mars bar. Donated to charity? Splurge on a dress. A growing body of research has highlighted an interesting quirk of human behaviour – moral licensing. Dr. Paul Conway, who studies the psychology of morality, explains to Canvas8 how good actions license bad behaviour.
When it comes to food, it’s all about flavour – right? Canvas8 spoke to Charles Spence, the psychologist behind ‘gastrophysics’, to discover howallsenses impact on how we taste and to find out how brands are using packaging, colour and sound to radically alter our flavour experiences.
Eatsa: quick quinoa that's as craveable as junk food
case study·
12 Oct 2015
Around 80% of Americans eat fast food at least once a month. Hoping to get them swapping burgers for quinoa, Eatsa offers healthy lunches via a fully automated service. The brand boasts a data-led approach to making tasty and nutritious meals, but can it end a national obsession with junk food?
Tea has never been so popular in Australia, with people switching from traditional Tetley and Lipton to speciality leaves and fruity brews. With the largest range from around the world and staff to inspire and educate, T2 is taking the tea world by storm, turning customers into devotees.