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.

From JustEat to Deliveroo to Uber Eats, there are plenty of food delivery apps to choose from – but the way they offer choices may be putting people off. Brands that remove the effort of endless scrolling by offering curated selections could help ease choice fatigue and keep people interested.

Indian cloud kitchen conglomerate Rebel Foods has scooped a cool $125 million from several heavyweight international investors. With smartphone ownership soaring across Southeast Asia, the increasingly connected population is seeking the convenience of products delivered to their door.

The British casual dining market is falling on hard times, with Jamie’s Italian being the latest casualty. However, Neapolitan pizza pioneer Franco Manca is managing to maintain a loyal customer base and expand to new locations. What are the secrets behind its success story?