Innovations in Food Delivery and Dining

The last decade has seen a shift in how people approach the restaurant industry, from the rise of delivery app services to changes in dining behavior. Similar trends seem poised to continue, especially by way of technological innovations. One company has already begun piloting an autonomous underground delivery service beneath a planned community in Georgia, which it hopes will make food and package delivery cheaper and more reliable.

Other projects are trying to introduce augmented and virtual reality to dining, and food itself is starting to change; for example, the gene-editing tool CRISPR is already being used to improve the flavor of mustard greens. Widespread applications of these technologies could affect how people interact with dining and food, and with each other, though it is yet unclear how readily they will be adopted.