If I were to do a startup, it would be a food company that leverages drive thru. Optimize everything to maximize throughput on the drive thru by only accepting orders ahead of time (maybe even days ahead of time so that the establishment knows exactly how much food to order and prepare). The food is ready and can be dropped right into the person’s car as soon as they pull up.
People are fine with driving around, especially if it’s on the way home from work or close to where they live. What they don’t like is going to the grocery story, cooking the same three basic meals they know how to cook, cleaning, and eating the same leftovers for five nights in a row.
I can’t believe VCs and startup founders failed to realize the driving part was not the thing people were willing to pay a premium for at scale. They want cheap, tasty, diverse, that’s more convenient than cooking, but doesn’t need to be dropped off at their doorstep.