Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and a subsequent lack of in-house dining, digital restaurant food orders increased in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021. Delivery orders, in particular, increased by 142 percent, while carry-out orders increased by 130 percent.
Growth of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by type
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NPD Group. (May 11, 2021). Growth of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239596/growth-of-digital-food-orders-us-by-type/
NPD Group. "Growth of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by type ." Chart. May 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239596/growth-of-digital-food-orders-us-by-type/
NPD Group. (2021). Growth of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239596/growth-of-digital-food-orders-us-by-type/
NPD Group. "Growth of Digital Restaurant Food Orders in The United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239596/growth-of-digital-food-orders-us-by-type/
NPD Group, Growth of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239596/growth-of-digital-food-orders-us-by-type/ (last visited September 23, 2023)
Growth of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by type [Graph], NPD Group, May 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239596/growth-of-digital-food-orders-us-by-type/