Video ads for restaurants: what to make, how AI can help, and the UK rules on food ads

start from a real photo or clip of a real dish, and make a short vertical video that shows exactly what the customer will get, with any price in typed text. AI tools can animate that photo or build a whole advert around it, but the dish has to stay the dish. Large food businesses also face limits on paid online adverts for less healthy food, which came into force in January 2026.