Coronavirus: impact on food and beverage trends in the U.S.

Statistics report on the impact of coronavirus on food and beverage trends in the U.S.

Coronavirus: impact on food and beverage trends in the U.S.

This report provides some of the most recent data relating to the impact of the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on trends in food and beverage categories in the United States. It offers insights into the leading growth categories, trends in indulgent purchases, packaged vs fresh foods, meat and plant-based meat sales, and more.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Sales growth of total retail food from COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2020
  • Premium Statistic E-commerce food & bev industry penetration pre and post pandemic U.S. 2000-2025
  • Basic Statistic CPI food at home growth during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Monthly CPI food at home growth during the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Eating and food preparation changes since COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2020 & 2021
  • Premium Statistic Changes in cooking habits since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic U.S. in 2021

Indulgences

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  • Premium Statistic Sales growth of indulgent food & beverage in COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. 2019-2020
  • Basic Statistic Core snacking sales growth due to the coronavirus outbreak U.S. 2020, by week
  • Premium Statistic Sales growth of snacks due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. 2019-2020
  • Premium Statistic Changes in the market shares for chocolate candy due to COVID-19 in the U.S in 2020
  • Basic Statistic Alcoholic beverages sales growth from COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2020, by channel
  • Premium Statistic Alcoholic beverages sales growth from COVID-19 in the United States in 2020, by type
  • Basic Statistic Alcoholic beverages consumer growth during COVID-19 in the U.S. in 2020
  • Premium Statistic Behavior changes among consumers with increased alcohol consumption U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of consumers that bought alcohol during the pandemic U.S. 2021, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Share of consumers that purchased alcohol during the pandemic U.S. 2021, by income
  • Premium Statistic U.S.: expected tobacco spending pre vs post-COVID-19 2021

Meat and meat alternatives

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  • Basic Statistic Impact of coronavirus on U.S. meat department sales growth as of March 15, 2020
  • Basic Statistic Impact of coronavirus on sales of U.S. meat department March 15, 2020, by category
  • Basic Statistic Impact of coronavirus on sales of ground meat in the U.S. 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic Plant-based meat sales growth during COVID-19 in the U.S. in March and April 2020
  • Basic Statistic Plant-based food sales growth during COVID-19 in the U.S. in March and April 2020
  • Basic Statistic Protein consumption change since coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. in 2020

Fresh and packaged foods

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  • Basic Statistic Weekly sales growth of packaged foods in COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. 2019-2020
  • Basic Statistic Packaged food buying change since coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. in 2020
  • Basic Statistic Weekly sales growth of fresh foods in COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. 2019-2020
  • Basic Statistic Sales growth of fresh foods in COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. 2019-2020
  • Basic Statistic Deli department sales change due to COVID-19 in the United States as of May 2020
  • Basic Statistic Deli-prepared food sales change due to COVID-19 in the United States as of May 2020

Shopping behavior

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  • Basic Statistic Reasons for increased food & bev purchasing during COVID-19 U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Stockpiling behavior among U.S. consumers due to coronavirus outbreak March 2020
  • Basic Statistic Increased food & bev purchasing during the COVID-19 outbreak U.S. 2020, by age
  • Basic Statistic Coronavirus: grocery delivery & pickup sales in the U.S. 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Consumers' changes in paying attention to their grocery shopping budget U.S. in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Consumers' concerns over food shopping in the U.S. in 2020 & 2021
  • Premium Statistic Expected post-COVID-19 changes in spending on groceries in the U.S. in 2021

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