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Share of U.S. specialty food consumers' ethnic food purchases at retail stores 2016

U.S. specialty food consumers' purchases of ethnic or international food at retail stores in 2016, by type

The data shows the share of U.S. specialty food consumers' ethnic or international food purchases at retail stores in 2016. In order to gather this information, an online survey among 1,292 adults was conducted with internet access in the U.S. The survey revealed that 50% of specialty food consumers purchase Italian food at retail stores.

Italian	50
Mexican	44
Regional American (Cajun, Southern)	32
Chinese	32
Asian - non-Chinese (e.g. Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese)	30
Spanish	28
Hispanic - non-Mexican (e.g. Central or South American)	25
Greek	25
Mediterranean	24
Indian	22
French	20
Middle Eastern	19
Eastern European	18
African	15
Other	2
None of the above	11

Share of U.S. specialty food consumers' ethnic food purchases at retail stores 2016

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