Whether it’s splitting the bill after dining with friends, figuring out who owes what when paying rent in a shared home, or chipping in for a colleague’s leaving gift, dividing costs within a group can be tricky. How does mobile app Splitwise simplify these situations for a tech-savvy generation?

The humble food court, once the preserve of cheap chain shopping malls, is undergoing the ultimate shift. Hotbeds of experimentation, these new breeds not only revolutionise a city break, but day-to-day dining too. But what can restaurant brands learn from these buzzing gastronomical destinations?

Despite the boom in restaurant takeaways and deliveries, plant-based brand and former restaurant The Brook has skipped the door-to-door hot-meal boom and turned its focus towards the growing ready-meal market, delivering freshly-frozen vegan ready meals to heat up at home.

Eating alone used to be a sad affair. But thanks to Britons getting more comfortable with their own company and an uptick in solo-dining restaurants and single-serving cooking approaches, dining by yourself is now de rigueur. So how can brands tap into the food and drink ‘aloneness economy’?