COVID-19’s Impact on Eating
Leveraging the Spring 2020 wave of our proprietary Eating Occasions Compass, this report highlights how COVID-19 is impacting Americans’ eating and drinking behaviors. The basic rhythms of meals and snacks, including when and what we eat, remain virtually unaffected across dayparts. Yet, at the same time, we are witnessing unprecedented disruption around where we eat, who is present, how we’re sourcing and planning, the amount of cooking we’re engaging in, and key need states throughout the day. This report also includes spotlights on the dayparts most impacted by COVID-19 (lunch, dinner and snacking occasions) and food service.