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Sep 21, 2020, 5 tweets

The #COVID19 pandemic changed the way we buy food. On today's #ThisMatters, @rajumudhar and @karonliu discuss trends in food buying habits and how the industry is adapting. (1/5) thestar.com/podcasts/thism…

When #COVID19 hit Canada, supermarkets looked apocalyptic: empty shelves, lines snaking around the parking lot, shoppers with carts full of toilet paper and dried beans (2/5) thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…

The very act of how we grocery shop - from big box stores, to markets, to shopping online changed almost overnight. Even how we keep and store food started to change (3/5) thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…

Tired of supermarket lineups, some Toronto residents turned to smaller neighbourhood stores. (4/5) thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…

COVID has also changed what we waste. A study found Canadian households may be tossing an average of 13.5 per cent more food than they were before the pandemic. That adds up to 2.3 kilograms or just over five pounds of food per week. (5/5) thestar.com/business/2020/…

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