Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and a subsequent lack of in-house dining, various acquisition methods of digital restaurant food orders were utilized in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021. Carry-out, in particular, represented 62 percent of all digital orders, while delivery represented 38 percent of all digital orders.
Distribution of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by food acquisition method
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NPD Group. (May 11, 2021). Distribution of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by food acquisition method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239651/distribution-of-digital-restaurant-orders-us/
NPD Group. "Distribution of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by food acquisition method." Chart. May 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239651/distribution-of-digital-restaurant-orders-us/
NPD Group. (2021). Distribution of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by food acquisition method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239651/distribution-of-digital-restaurant-orders-us/
NPD Group. "Distribution of Digital Restaurant Food Orders in The United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by Food Acquisition Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239651/distribution-of-digital-restaurant-orders-us/
NPD Group, Distribution of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by food acquisition method Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239651/distribution-of-digital-restaurant-orders-us/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Distribution of digital restaurant food orders in the United States between March 2020 and March 2021, by food acquisition method [Graph], NPD Group, May 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1239651/distribution-of-digital-restaurant-orders-us/