Coronavirus: increased food & bev purchasing reasons U.S. 2020 | Statista

More than a third of consumers said that they were buying more alcohol and snack foods because they wanted it more during social distancing measures due to the coronavirus outbreak in the United States in 2020. Forty-one percent of respondents stated that they considered buying more ready-made and microwave meals more necessary during the pandemic.

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Reasons consumers purchased more food and beverage products during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020

Characteristic	Not a necessity, but I want it more during social distancing and self-quarantine	Not usually a necessity, but it is more necessary during social distancing and self quarantine	This is always a necessity to me	Don't know/ no opinion
Healthy food	12%	20%	66%	2%
Non-alcoholic beverages	26%	27%	44%	3%
Ready-made or microwave meals	25%	41%	32%	2%
Alcohol	36%	31%	26%	7%
Snack or junk food	38%	32%	28%	2%

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Release date

May 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

April 6 to 8, 2020

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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