As the nation looks forward to 2021, Grubhub is looking back at how Americans ate their way through 2020.
The online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace released findings from its annual “Year in Food” report, analyzing orders from over 30 million diners to see what rose in popularity while also highlighting the generosity of Grubhub diners and how they gave back to communities and restaurants in need.
According to Grubhub, comfort foods and caffeine took a majority of the top spots this year.
The famous spicy chicken sandwich trend continued throughout the year with a more than 300% increase in popularity, Grubhub said. This year, one individual even placed a single order of 135 chicken sandwiches.
- Spicy chicken sandwich: 318% more popular
- Chicken burrito bowl: 299% more popular
- Chicken wings: 287% more popular
- Waffle fries: 221% more popular
- Cold brew coffee: 206% more popular
- Steak quesadilla: 164% more popular
- Iced latte: 157% more popular
- Fish and chips:…
