Abstract We conducted an online consumer survey in May 2020 in two major metropolitan areas in the United States to investigate food shopping behaviors and consumption during the pandemic lockdown caused by COVID‐19. The results of this study parallel many of the headlines in the popular press at the time. We found that about three‐quarters of respondents were simply buying the food they could get due to out of stock situations and about half the participants bought more food than usual. As a result of foodservice closures, consumers indicated purchasing more groceries than normal. Consumers attempted to avoid shopping in stores, relying heavily on grocery delivery and pick‐up services during the beginning of the pandemic when no clear rules were in place. Results show a 255% increase in the number of households that use grocery pickup as a shopping method and a 158% increase in households that utilize grocery delivery services. The spike in pickup and delivery program participation can be explained by consumers fearing COVID‐19 and feeling unsafe. Food consumption patterns for major food groups seemed to stay the same for the majority of participants, but a large share indicated that they had been snacking more since the beginning of the pandemic which was offset by a sharp decline in fast food consumption.

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COVID-19 大流行期间的食物消费行为

摘要：我们于 2020 年 5 月在美国两个主要大都市地区进行了一项在线消费者调查，以调查 COVID-19 导致的大流行封锁期间的食品购物行为和消费情况。这项研究的结果与当时大众媒体的许多头条新闻相呼应。我们发现，大约四分之三的受访者只是购买了由于缺货情况而可以得到的食物，大约一半的参与者购买了比平时更多的食物。由于餐饮服务关闭，消费者表示购买的杂货比平时多。在没有明确规定的大流行初期，消费者试图避免在商店购物，严重依赖杂货配送和取货服务。结果显示，使用杂货店取货作为购物方式的家庭数量增加了 255%，使用杂货配送服务的家庭数量增加了 158%。消费者害怕 COVID-19 并感到不安全可以解释参与取货和送货计划的人数激增。对于大多数参与者来说，主要食品群体的食品消费模式似乎保持不变，但很大一部分人表示，自大流行开始以来，他们一直在吃零食，但快餐消费的急剧下降抵消了这一影响。