Because of the pandemic, many people have gotten more comfortable ordering food through apps and drive-thrus. Leveraging both, Taco Bell’s drive-thru-only restaurant, Taco Bell Defy, aims to make the process of ordering and collecting fast food as efficient and seamless as possible.

McDonald’s has launched an e-commerce store selling everything from fry-emblazoned hair ties to burger bun umbrellas – all branded with Golden Arches imagery. No longer just going to restaurants for the food, people want to buy into a lifestyle, especially if it lends itself to meme culture.

The Full English is a long-established part of British breakfast culture, and owing to the pandemic, it’s no longer being reserved for weekends. With the future of commutes in jeopardy, can cooked meals come to rival convenient and on-the-go options in people’s morning routines?

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.