There’s no doubt a lot of food was ordered in during the first half of 2020 thanks to folks being stuck at home during lockdown. Well, now GrubHub is sharing what everyone was eating.
- GrubHub just released their second annual “State of the Plate” report looking at food trends for the first half of 2020.
- It seems the spicy chicken sandwich (you know which one they are probably talking about) is more popular than ever.
- In fact, the spicy chicken sandwich saw a 299% increase in popularity this year.
Top Ten Most Foods Of 2020 (So Far)
(rise in popularity)
- Spicy chicken sandwich (299%)
- Plant-based burger (291%)
- Vanilla shake (273%)
- Iced latte (261%)
- Chili (228%)
- Cinnamon roll (205%)
- Chimichanga (195%)
- Beef burrito (181%)
- Potato taco (169%)
- Taro milk tea (168%)
- Like last year, vegan items are still popular, with some cities more vegan-friendly than others
- The top vegan-friendly cities include:
- New York, NY
- Los Angeles, CA
- Portland, OR
- Las Vegas, NV
- Boston, MA
Other tidbits from the report:
- Acai bowls were the most popular breakfast order, seeing a 359% increase.
- Thai chicken salad was the most popular lunch order, with a 399% increase.
- Rigatoni Bolognese was the most popular dinner order, with a 292% increase.
- Cheesy breadsticks was the most popular late night order, seeing a 412% increase.
- Once stay at home orders were issued the most popular item searched for delivery was wine, followed by cake.
- Pinot Grigio was the top alcohol ordered, followed by
- hot sake
- rosé
- light beer
- IPA
- merlot
Source:Financial Content