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        <title><![CDATA[Comfort food sales rise amid Chinese virus self-isolation orders]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who wants kale in quarantine?</p><p>Shoppers are retreating back to comfort foods and shelf-stable items like Oreos, Kraft Macaroni &amp; Cheese and even Spam as they comply with orders to stay home during the coronavirus pandemic, <strong>a Bloomberg report says</strong>.</p><p>In the week that ended March 14, popcorn sales were up 48%, pretzels up 47% and potato chips up 30% compared to a year earlier, according to Nielsen data cited by the outlet.</p><p>“People are retreating back into comfort habits,” said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Jennifer Bartashus.</p><p>“There’s a lot of uncertainty and in those kinds of times people tend to retreat to what’s known to them and what’s comforting to them.”</p><p>The shift back to packaged goods has been a boon for companies like General Mills Inc., Tyson Foods Inc., Campbell Soup Co. and Kraft Heinz Co. which all saw sales gains between 10% and 20% for items like soup and breakfast foods in the four weeks ending March 8, a Bloomberg analysis found.</p><p>Sales of Spam increases as much as 37% for that period.</p><p>Recent food pariahs like cow’s milk, red meat and potatoes are also making a comeback, Bloomberg found.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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