Too busy or inept to put together your own meals? There's this

Crain's Chicago Business reports:

In the old days, if you didn't feel like cooking, you would call Domino's or Papa John's or maybe stop at the Chinese joint down the block for takeout. Today, fueled by the rapid expansion of the on-demand economy and an explosion of delivery options, the choices are endless.

You can get lunch delivered curbside in the Loop in less than 10 minutes, a week's worth of prepared meals dropped at your suburban doorstep, or a box filled with ice-packed, portioned ingredients and step-by-step cooking instructions FedEx'd to your house. Need a beer or cocktail with that? No problem; you can get that, too, most likely in under an hour with a quick tap on your smartphone.

Gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo? That's covered, too, along with organics. If that's not enough, in New York—and perhaps soon in Chicago—you can even get a Big Mac and fries from McDonald's delivered to your office.

This is an estimated $70 billion market that virtually didn't exist a decade ago, though it's difficult to peg its actual size and potential because most of the players are private, regional and relatively new. On top of that, it's highly fragmented, with businesses ranging from pure delivery outfits like UberEats, packaged-ingredient firms like Chicago-based Home Chef, or hybrid food-and-delivery startups like Chicago's Radish.

The demand for not leaving home to get a meal .