Charlie Witherspoon is at the Conway Hotel. He starts with Dickens but then plunges into the world of high-tech pre-cooked food. This vending machine and microwave don’t produce the most appetising of dishes, it has to be said. Charlie talks to David Trace who is the contract holder of the business. He has high hopes this style of food will spread from night shift workers to restaurants within four years. Today, the only place you might see this style of food serving is on an airplane.

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