A influência dos aplicativos de delivery nos hábitos alimentares e na comensalidade dos consumidores goianienses

Abstract

There’s been relevant growth in the use of food delivery applications in the last years, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic, which could potentially have influenced people’s eating habits. Given that, this study sought to verify if the use of such food delivery applications did influence Goiania population’s eating habits, on individual and social levels. This is an observational, transversal, quantitative study, carried out with adults who reside in Goiânia and who habitually use food delivery applications. An online, respondent-filled form provided by “Google forms” was used, and obtained data was analyzed by means of descriptive statistics. Eating habits and behaviors, as well as demographic factors over behavioral patterns related to the use of applications in the consumption of food were studied. In total there were 81 participants, 68% females, 56% between 20 to 29 years of age, 51% with income of more than 4 times the minimum wage, 54% college graduates. In the sample, 95% maintained social distancing and increased the use of applications (94%), 40% used applications more than 4 times in a month, 49% sought after healthy foods, but considered prices not so affordable (83%). Practicality (52%) was the main motivation for using the application, along with free delivery offers (73%). The most consumed food and most ordered diner choice was the hamburger (88%), 57% stated that the use of applications negatively impacts eating habits, 69% considered it harms social eating. As a consequence, it was observed that such applications had adverse effects in these consumer’s routines, which negatively impacted their eating habits, considered healthy eating standards.