Fast casual dining is taking an increasingly large slice of the restaurant industry pie, with the US fast casual sector reporting collective annual sales of $30 billion in 2014 – up 3% from 2013. Now, South Africa’s Kauai – the little Cape Town juice bar gone big – is joining in.

Two-thirds of the alcohol consumed in Africa is home-brewed, yet beer companies are seeing their market increase year on year. As the continent’s economy is growing, Africans are looking for quality beer – could it be the next emerging market for craft beers?

While many American fast food chains have set up shop in India, reinventing themselves in the process in order to appeal to local tastes, Domino’s stands out as a brand that’s gone one step further. Carefully balancing local tastes with the Western flavour that people associate with pizza, Domino’s has engineered a 72% slice of the market.

The Japanese really aren’t lovin’ it when it comes to fast food. Following numerous safety scandals, fast food sales dropped by 3% in 2014. McDonald’s has taken a huge hit; it registered losses of 39% in the year up to January 2015. Now, the chain is hoping to win Japan’s trust back.