The mainstreaming of AI is setting a new precedent for how people relate to non-human sources of intelligence. While automation on a consumer level has typically focused on specific tasks like replying to emails or budgeting, it’s now swiftly expanding to a more dynamic range of applications.

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.

In mid-October 2021, Asda hosted a pop-up restaurant, presenting its ready meal range in fine-dining style. The event challenges perceptions on ready meals and signals a shift in food and eating behaviours, giving brands an opportunity to reframe expectations with innovative presentation.

Plant-based ready meals are becoming more readily available in leading supermarkets across the UK. With people growing tired of cooking at home and looking for alternatives, supermarkets are offering plant-based ready meals at an affordable price.

Appealing to those seeking both convenience and healthy food, meal kits are expanding from doorstep delivery to grocery stores, where their à la carte options allow shoppers to make last-minute eating decisions. As we try to do more with less time, how are these kits transforming our days?