Food & Drinks
Americans Are Flocking to the Safety of Comfort Foods
- Sales of chocolate, champagne and pastries have all increased
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It’s not just toilet paper and bottled water that are filling the nation’s sanitized shopping carts. Americans are stocking up on champagne and other indulgences, too.
Chocolate, ice cream, popcorn and potato chip sales jumped for the week ending March 7, according to data tracker Nielsen. Pastry purchases soared by more than 18%. All those figures are poised to accelerate in coming weeks.