Do people eat less instant food post-pandemic?

During the COVID pandemic, consumers preferred home-cooked meals, especially instant foods. In this peekage CPG insights, we'll look at instant food consumption in the post-pandemic era.

Instant meals

There are a variety of instant food products, including but not limited to:

• Instant Noodles
• Instant Pasta
• Instant Soups
• Instant Meat Products
• Instant Precooked Cereals and Oatmeal

COVID-19 influenced the global economy through changes in manufacturing, demand, supply chain, market disruption, and by its financial impact on firms and financial markets. We are monitoring the situation across North America to explain the post-pandemic changes in the market.

? More than three-quarters of people are still consuming instant food

⏰ A large number of instant food consumers eat them routinely

? Instant food is also consumed by those who care about healthy foods

?️ There are consumers of instant food all around the united states

• New York, California, New Jersey, and Illinois show the highest instant food consumption, > 80,000 per 100,000 population.
• Alaska, Florida, Wyoming, and Texas show the lowest instant food consumption, < 72,000 per 100,000 population.

?‍?‍?‍? People of all age groups consume instant food.

? Routine instant food consumption is more common among younger ages

? Both Men and women consume instant food.

♂️ Men eat instant food more frequently than women

? Key messages

• More than 75% of people still eat instant food.
• Seven out of ten consume instant food routinely.
• Slightly less than a quarter of instant food consumers eat them more than three times a week.
• The same percentage of men and women, and age groups consume instant food.
• Men eat instant food more frequently than women.
• Routine instant food consumption is more common among younger ages.
• The same percentage of health-conscious individuals eat instant food.
• There are opportunities for innovative food manufacturers in the healthy instant food market.
• New York, California, New Jersey, and Illinois show the highest instant food consumption.

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