What’s fuelling the rise of home brew culture? How are brands encouraging sustainable eating habits? And will robots become a mainstay of the dining experience? In this part of Expert Outlook 2022, we speak to three experts about how tech and ethics are shaping the eating and drinking sector.

Grocery home delivery in France is in its infancy but has seen massive acceleration due to the pandemic. While it’s become more normalised, speed isn’t a strength. Cajoo wants to change that, offering Parisians groceries in as little as 15 minutes, all while matching supermarket prices.

Culinary creativity has helped many people get through the pandemic – but not everyone has the time or energy to whip up a loaf of sourdough or invent a recipe. Once seen as guilty treats, takeaways have become staples of the homebody economy, with deliveries and instant meals providing some much-needed comfort.

The Latin American grocery delivery market is shaping up to become fiercely competitive, with delivery app Merqueo raising $50 million to expand beyond Brazil, Columbia, and Mexico, where other start-ups are also vying to establish a stronghold in the wake of soaring pandemic-fuelled demand.