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
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Morning Consult. (May 7, 2020). Reasons consumers purchased more food and beverage products during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121106/reasons-for-increased-food-and-bev-purchasing-by-age-coronavirus-outbreak-us/
Morning Consult. "Reasons consumers purchased more food and beverage products during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020." Chart. May 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121106/reasons-for-increased-food-and-bev-purchasing-by-age-coronavirus-outbreak-us/
Morning Consult. (2020). Reasons consumers purchased more food and beverage products during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121106/reasons-for-increased-food-and-bev-purchasing-by-age-coronavirus-outbreak-us/
Morning Consult. "Reasons Consumers Purchased More Food and Beverage Products during The Covid-19 Outbreak in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121106/reasons-for-increased-food-and-bev-purchasing-by-age-coronavirus-outbreak-us/
Morning Consult, Reasons consumers purchased more food and beverage products during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121106/reasons-for-increased-food-and-bev-purchasing-by-age-coronavirus-outbreak-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Reasons consumers purchased more food and beverage products during the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Morning Consult, May 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121106/reasons-for-increased-food-and-bev-purchasing-by-age-coronavirus-outbreak-us/
