SkipTheDishes shares Canadian food order trends during COVID-19

Burgers are one of the most popular food orders in Canada (Photo by mafe studio/Unsplash)

Food delivery app SkipTheDishes recently revealed information about what COVID-19 has changed when it comes to consumer behaviour. Everything from eating routines to peak hours has shifted because of the pandemic. 

The new rush hour for orders is at 5 pm, with dinner pre-orders up and lunch pre-orders dropped by almost half. And people seem to crave food more in the late afternoons at around 3 to 4 pm. People still order in a lot on the weekends, but there's been an increase in weekday orders. There are fewer late evening orders now since a lot of Canadians are staying in.

According to SkipTheDishes, the fastest-growing new user segment are those above the ages of 65. Desserts are especially popular, with Canadians ordering over 200,000 cakes since people are celebrating milestones at home—or we'd guess because there's comfort in eating sweets. New Brunswick is leading the way in cake orders, followed by Quebec.

Canada's most-ordered items:

• Chicken sandwiches
• Burgers
• French fries

Other top items ordered by Canadians include: 

• Miso soup in British Columbia
• Fish and chips in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Pad thai in Prince Edward Island
• Butter chicken in Saskatchewan
• Egg rolls in Nova Scotia