Prevalence of online food delivery platforms, meal kit delivery, and online grocery use in five countries: an analysis of survey data from the 2022 International Food Policy Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Online food retail use is rapidly increasing in popularity, and offers user-friendly apps, and new food delivery models, including online food delivery platforms, online grocery retailers, and online meal kit delivery. We aimed to: (1) quantify the prevalence of online food retail platform use by adults across Australia, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States, and to (2) assess the associations between sociodemographic and behavioural factors and use of online food retail platforms.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with adults as part of the 2022 International Food Policy Survey (n = 19,877). We described the frequency of use and number of meals ordered using different online food retail and delivery platforms. Logistic regre

SUBMITTER: Bennett R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283340 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature