lnstitute for Fiscal Studies IFSReport R295 Britta AugsburgChristine FarquharsonAndrew McKendrick Longer-termimpacts of theCOVID-19pandemic on thedietary purchasingchoices of Britishhouseholds Longer-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on thedietary purchasing choices of British households Britta Augsburg1Christine FarquharsonAndrew McKendrick Copy-edited by Rachel Lumpkin Published byThe Institute for Fiscal Studies 7 Ridgmount StreetLondon WC1E 7AE+44 (0)20 7291 4800mailbox@ifs.org.ukhttp://www.ifs.org.uk/@TheIFS The Institute for Fiscal Studies, April 2024 ISBN 978-1-80103-177-6 Preface This study/project is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) PolicyResearch Programme (PR-PRU-0916-21001). The views expressed are those of the authors andnot necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. We furthergratefully acknowledge funding from the Economic and Social Research Council’s Centre forthe Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at the IFS (grant no. ES/T014334/1). The contentsof this publication are IFS’ own analysis and findings. The analysis and findings have beenundertaken by IFS on the basis of its own work based on data supplied by Kantar FMCG (TakeHome/Out of Home) Purchase Panel (all use is subject to Kantar UK Limited’s terms andconditions) and Kantar does not represent any endorsement of the efficacy or accuracy of IFS'analysis and findings. The use of Kantar FMCG (Take Home/Out of Home) Purchase Panel datain this work does not imply the endorsement of Kantar FMCG Purchase Panel from theinterpretation or analysis of the data. All errors and omissions remain the responsibility of theauthors of this publication. Contents Executive summary ...................................................................................................................... 41.Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 62.Data and methodology ......................................................................................................... 82.1Data .............................................................................................................................. 82.2Methodology .............................................................................................................. 102.3Analysis sample ......................................................................................................... 102.4Summary statistics...................................................................................................... 113.Results.................................................................................................................................. 133.1What were households buying to eat at home? .......................................................... 133.2How healthy were calories bought to be eaten at home? ........................................... 143.3What was bought from takeaways and for consumption out-of-home?..................... 163.4What types of outlet did out-of-home calories come from?....................................... 184.Results by household composition..................................................................................... 214.1How did Take Home purchases differ by household composition?........................... 224.2How healthy were the purchases of different household types? ................................ 234.3How did out-of-home calorie purchases differ by household composition?.............. 284.4Where did different households make purchases when outside the home? ............... 295.Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 31Appendix A. Imputing out-of-home calories from the LCFS................................................. 32Appendix B. Non-equivalised calorie purchases ..................................................................... 33Appendix C. Into-home calorie purchases from alcohol ........................................................ 35Appendix D. Sample restrictions .............................................................................................. 36Appendix E. Expenditures......................................................................................................... 39Appendix F. Calculating the nutrient profiling model scores ................................................ 41Appendix G. Income gradient in nutrient profiling score by presence of children inhousehold .................................................................................................................................... 44Appendix H. Trend in takeaways ............................................................................................. 47Appendix I. At-home calorie purchases by household type ................................................... 48