Does the COVID-19 pandemic change food consumption and shopping patterns? Evidence from Indonesian urban households

Hery Toiba, Anthon Efani, Moh Shadiqur Rahman, Tri Wahyu Nugroho and Dwi Retnoningsih

International Journal of Social Economics, 2022, vol. 49, issue 12, 1803-1818

Abstract: Purpose - This study investigate changes in food consumption and shopping patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach - The authors collected cross-sectional data from 507 households in three Indonesian cities, i.e. Surabaya, Surakarta and Bogor, via an online survey and analysed the data using non-parametric tests: the U-Mann Whitney test, the Kruskal–Wallis test and the ordered probit model. Findings - The results indicate that, during the pandemic, people 1) avoided eating out in a restaurant or cafeteria to reduce transmission risk and cooked at home instead; 2) stocked food products to minimise store visits; 3) chose a healthier diet including fruits and vegetables; and 4) wasted less food. These new trends could be linked to the socio-demographics, i.e. age, education, marital status and income level. Originality/value - This research was conducted during the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia between July and August 2021, so the findings could inform food-related long-term policymaking and responses to a crisis. Peer review - The peer review history for this article is available at:https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-11-2021-0666.

Keywords: COVID-19; Food consumption patterns; Food purchase; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-11-2021-0666

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