Editing 2020s (section)

===Food===
[[Food delivery]] apps such as [[Deliveroo]], [[DoorDash]], [[Instacart]], [[Menulog]], [[Uber Eats]], [[Grubhub]], [[Bolt Food]], [[Wolt]], and [[Just Eat Takeaway]] flourished due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-pandemic-has-more-than-doubled-americans-use-of-food-delivery-apps-but-that-doesnt-mean-the-companies-are-making-money-11606340169 |title=The pandemic has more than doubled food-delivery apps' business. Now what? |newspaper=Marketwatch |last1=Sumagaysay |first1=Levi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/menulog-australia-results-2021-3 |title=Menulog saw an 104% increase in orders and added 8,000 new restaurants — and now the delivery company wants to conquer regional Australia |website=Business Insider |date=11 March 2021 |access-date=29 October 2021 |archive-date=31 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031224134/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/menulog-australia-results-2021-3 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Indoor dining was also closed in many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and upon re-opening the usage of [[QR code]]s and other technologies in the restaurant industry increased compared to the 2010s in order to comply with pandemic restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lucas |first=Amelia |date=2021-08-21 |title=QR codes have replaced restaurant menus. Industry experts say it isn't a fad |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/21/qr-codes-have-replaced-restaurant-menus-industry-experts-say-it-isnt-a-fad.html |access-date=2021-09-07 |website=CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cook |first1=James |last2=Field |first2=Matthew |date=2020-09-24 |title=QR codes: What are they and how do you use them? |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/what-are-qr-codes-how-use-them/ |access-date=2021-09-07 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

Due to the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 restrictions]], [[Online grocer|online grocery shopping]] has substantially grown and in the first few months of the pandemic, online grocery shopping increased by 300%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Retention of online growth looks strong, but a COVID-19 recession looms ahead |url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/online-retail/retention-online-growth-looks-strong-covid-19-recession-looms-ahead |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Supermarket News}}</ref> Before the pandemic occurred, food shopping activity accounted for 9% of the market, now 63% of consumers worldwide have purchased more groceries online after the outbreak than they did before they were socially isolated.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Badenhop |first1=Anna |last2=Frasquet |first2=Marta |date=2021-02-12 |title=Online Grocery Shopping at Multichannel Supermarkets: The Impact of Retailer Brand Equity |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10454446.2021.1894296 |journal=Journal of Food Products Marketing |volume=27 |issue=2 |pages=89–104 |doi=10.1080/10454446.2021.1894296 |s2cid=233311955 |issn=1045-4446}}</ref>