The coronavirus outbreak in the United States has encouraged consumers to not only stock up on essential but snack foods as well, with cookie variety packs purchases increasing by around 20.3 percent compared to the same week a year ago. Purchases of salty snacks such as pretzels and cheese snacks also increased by approximately 14.8 percent and 11.5 percent respectively.
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Sales growth of comfort food and snacks due to coronavirus pandemic in the United States between 2019 and 2020
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Winsight Grocery Business. (March 16, 2020). Sales growth of comfort food and snacks due to coronavirus pandemic in the United States between 2019 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105324/coronavirus-sales-growth-of-comfort-food-united-states/
Winsight Grocery Business. "Sales growth of comfort food and snacks due to coronavirus pandemic in the United States between 2019 and 2020." Chart. March 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105324/coronavirus-sales-growth-of-comfort-food-united-states/
Winsight Grocery Business. (2020). Sales growth of comfort food and snacks due to coronavirus pandemic in the United States between 2019 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105324/coronavirus-sales-growth-of-comfort-food-united-states/
Winsight Grocery Business. "Sales Growth of Comfort Food and Snacks Due to Coronavirus Pandemic in The United States between 2019 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105324/coronavirus-sales-growth-of-comfort-food-united-states/
Winsight Grocery Business, Sales growth of comfort food and snacks due to coronavirus pandemic in the United States between 2019 and 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1105324/coronavirus-sales-growth-of-comfort-food-united-states/ (last visited August 08, 2020)
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