Food Purchase Behavior during The First Wave of COVID-19: The Case of Hungary

Madarász, Tamás; Kontor, Enikő; Antal, Emese; Kasza, Gyula; Szakos, Dávid; Szakály, Zoltán

doi:10.3390/ijerph19020872

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“…The pandemic has impacted household preferences for food choices and healthy diets ( 37 , 38 ). Especially for low-income households, the epidemic has made them more vulnerable, and they are more likely to suffer from food insecurity and nutritional risks.…”

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Food spending in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dhakal

Acharya

Wang

2022

Front. Public Health

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a significant increase in the unemployment rate and a decline in consumer income. At the same time, the public health responses to the pandemic, such as lockdowns and business closures, disrupted the food supply chain. These pandemic-driven changes could lead to a shift in food spending behaviors and potentially exacerbate the food insecurity situation. Leveraging the nationally representative dataset from the 2017–2020 consumer expenditure surveys, we employ a two-part model to assess the changes in weekly household spending on total food, food-at-home (FAH), and food-away-from-home (FAFH) between the pre-pandemic and pandemic period in the United States. Our finding shows a predicted marginal decline in FAFH expenditure by 33.7% but an increase in FAH spending by 6.9% during the pandemic. The increase in FAH spending could not fully offset the decrease in FAFH spending, leading to a decline in total food spending by 12.6%. The results could provide a basis for future studies on food insecurity, nutrient intake, and healthy consumption during the pandemic.

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Food spending in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dhakal

Acharya

Wang

2022

Front. Public Health

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“…The changes in food purchase habits during the COVID-19 pandemic may result from the perceived crisis, associated with a worsened financial situation [ 51 ], especially important for consumers, if they lost their jobs, or if their incomes decreased [ 53 ]. The lockdown also may have caused changing approach to food purchase, which resulted from both financial factors, and the need to reduce social contacts, as consumers were reducing the number of shopping trips while increasing the number of food products purchased, but with the intention to reduce food wasting [ 54 ].…”

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Analysis of Association between Adolescents’ Food Habits and Body Mass Change in a Population-Based Sample: Diet and Activity of Youth during COVID-19 (DAY-19) Study

Kołota

Głąbska

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to food habit changes, including some negative ones that may increase the risk of overweight and obesity. The aim of the study was to analyze the association between adolescents’ food habits, body mass change, as well as physical activity level in a population-based sample within the Diet and Activity of Youth during COVID-19 (DAY-19) Study. The DAY-19 Study was conducted in a cohort of 1333 students (aged 10–16 years) recruited in schools after stratified random quota sampling of primary schools (sampling counties within voivodeships and schools within counties) in June 2020. The food habits were assessed for the period of the COVID-19 pandemic and the period before the COVID-19 pandemic while using Adolescent Food Habits Checklist (AFHC). The body mass changes were assessed based on body weight and height for the period of the COVID-19 pandemic and the period before the COVID-19 pandemic while using Polish growth reference values. The physical activity changes were assessed based on the subjective assessment of adolescents. It was stated that for female adolescents declaring body mass gain during the COVID-19 pandemic the highest AFHC purchase scores (healthy purchase habits) (p < 0.0001) were accompanied by the lowest AFHC consumption score (unhealthy consumption habits) (p < 0.0001), as well as for female adolescents declaring physical activity decrease during the COVID-19 pandemic the highest AFHC purchase scores (healthy purchase habits) were observed (p = 0.0333). It was stated that for male adolescents declaring physical activity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest AFHC consumption scores (healthy consumption habits) were observed (p = 0.0003). In the case of a majority of participants, the general food habits were unchanged, which was observed mainly for food habits associated with food preparation. More food habits changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in body mass changes were observed in females than in male adolescents. Body mass gain during the COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents may have resulted from unhealthy consumption habits, accompanied by decreased physical activity, in spite of the fact that this sub-group presented healthy purchase habits, which was observed especially for female adolescents.

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“…Madarász [ 29 ] also examined the purchasing behavior of Hungarian consumers with his colleagues in the first wave of the epidemic. According to the results, the food choice motivations of Hungarian consumers did not change in the first wave of COVID-19; however, the order of preference has changed.…”

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The perception of Hungarian food by consumer segments according to food purchasing preferences based on primary research results

2022

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In addition to the intrinsic value of the product, social, cultural and psychological factors also have a major influence on the consumer’s purchasing decision. They are also influenced by trends and tendencies such as globalisation, digitalisation and various economic and social crises. In our study, we focused on the analysis of food purchasing preferences; including the reasons for the rise of ethnocentrism in the purchase of domestic products and the potential of this phenomenon in light of relevant secondary data and quantitative primary results. The main objective of the study’s primary research is to demonstrate that consumer groups, distinguishable by food consumption preferences, have differentiated perceptions of domestic food (price, quality, reliability). This provides evidence that food consumer preferences are reflected in decisions about domestic food. Due to the Hungarian relevance of the topic, the presentation of related international research and literature was given a prominent role. The focus of our research was to investigate the food purchasing preferences of Hungarian food consumers. Based on the results, we were able to characterise distinct consumer segments based on food purchasing preferences, and we were able to identify potential target groups of domestic food based on food consumer preferences: the ‘conscious food buyers’, the ‘impulse buyers’ and the ‘no preference’. In our view, members belonging to the first two segments can be successfully persuaded to buy Hungarian food through an educational campaign based on sufficiently fashionable and trendy motifs with the help of the right reference person.

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Food Purchase Behavior during The First Wave of COVID-19: The Case of Hungary

Cited by 18 publications

References 52 publications

Food spending in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Food spending in the United States during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic

Analysis of Association between Adolescents’ Food Habits and Body Mass Change in a Population-Based Sample: Diet and Activity of Youth during COVID-19 (DAY-19) Study

The perception of Hungarian food by consumer segments according to food purchasing preferences based on primary research results

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