I know a bit about food delivery. As articulated in a column last year, as a very young and roguish entrepreneur I was part of a short-lived but viable consortium that acquired cheap wine (Autumn Harvest Crackling, if you must know) at a big discount at the university union, and then sold it at a premium to our unfortunate friends ensconced in the nearby army camp.
Easy supply, desperate demand made for a good business model, until the authorities bust the arrangement and "regulated" us out of the market...
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