Most people claimed to have either purchased the same amount or more packaged foods during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States than prior. In contrast, 22 percent of respondents stated that they were purchasing less packaged food than they had before.
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Food Insight. (May 20, 2020). Change in reported purchases of packaged foods since the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 19, 2026, from /statistics/1120910/packaged-food-purchasing-change-since-coronavirus-us/
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