With the pandemic drastically changing people’s attitudes and behaviors toward restaurants, many brands and businesses find themselves adapting swiftly to meet new expectations. Applebee’s is trying to ease hygiene fears and enhance convenience with drive-thru service.

With more people ordering food, rather than dining in, Burger King is redesigning its restaurants to accommodate how people will be consuming food for the foreseeable future, indicating a move away from in-store experiences to minimal-touch processes.

Lockdowns catapulted grocery delivery services to success in many cities around the world, with apps like Getir, Weezy, and Gorillas offering to send goods to people’s doors in just ten minutes. But is lightning-fast delivery sustainable? And are there other ways to offer convenience without speed?

The global restaurant industry has been drastically affected by the pandemic, with dine-in opportunities few and far between. In China, KFC has partnered with Neolix, an autonomous vehicle producer, to create contactless, socially distanced delivery vehicles in Shanghai.