During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the demand for FMCG products increased. Poles bought more loose products, e.g., rice, flour, groats, and baking products, than before the coronavirus pandemic outbreak. In contrast, alcoholic beverages and sweets were bought less frequently.
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Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on food purchases in Poland in 2020
(as the difference between those buying more and those buying less)
Characteristic
Index
Dry products e.g. rice, flour, groats
23%
Products for own baking
22%
Vegetables and fruits
15%
Milk products e.g. milk, yoghurts, cheese for spreading bread
14%
Dry intermediate products for meal preparation
5%
Bread
4%
Dry and wet spices
2%
Meat and ham
1%
Black tea in bags
-1%
Herbal tea
-5%
Herbal tea in bags
-6%
Ready-made "wet" dishes e.g. sauce for spaghetti, soup
-6%
Chocolate
-7%
Low alcohol e.g. beer, wine
-9%
Cookies
-11%
Ready-made instant dishes (powder, to be poured with boiling water)
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Mindshare Polska. (June 3, 2020). Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on food purchases in Poland in 2020 (as the difference between those buying more and those buying less) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185769/poland-impact-of-covid-19-on-food-purchases/
Mindshare Polska. "Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on food purchases in Poland in 2020 (as the difference between those buying more and those buying less)." Chart. June 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185769/poland-impact-of-covid-19-on-food-purchases/
Mindshare Polska. (2020). Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on food purchases in Poland in 2020 (as the difference between those buying more and those buying less). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185769/poland-impact-of-covid-19-on-food-purchases/
Mindshare Polska. "Impact of The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic on Food Purchases in Poland in 2020 (as The Difference between Those Buying More and Those Buying Less)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185769/poland-impact-of-covid-19-on-food-purchases/
Mindshare Polska, Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on food purchases in Poland in 2020 (as the difference between those buying more and those buying less) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185769/poland-impact-of-covid-19-on-food-purchases/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on food purchases in Poland in 2020 (as the difference between those buying more and those buying less) [Graph], Mindshare Polska, June 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185769/poland-impact-of-covid-19-on-food-purchases/
