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Beans were the breakout star of 2025, according to Grubhub.
Insights released by the Chicago, Illinois-based company suggest that “Food Max Thing” has reached new heights this year, with an increase in orders that are nutritious, functional and visually pleasing.
Foodmaxxing is a “cultural shift designed to ensure that ordering meals, snacks, drinks, and groceries has maximum nutritional value, functional benefit, and, yes, a little added aesthetic appeal for your social feed,” Grubhub said.
From grocery orders to drinks, “foodmaxxing” appears everywhere in Grubhub’s 2025 Delivery Report, which collected data on Grubhub’s platform and analyzed millions of orders from January 1st to October 15th. According to Grubhub, “This was the year food had to prove itself.”
“People were looking for meals that did everything from boosting energy to supporting gut health and, of course, meeting protein goals,” Grubhub said of its report. “If the food didn’t do something for you, it wasn’t ordered.”
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A variety of foods and other items were featured in Grubhub’s 2025 Delivery Report, including canned fish and matcha.
- legumes – Orders for pulses on the grocery order side increased by 135%, with a total of more than 1.5 tonnes of pulses delivered nationwide (Angenos led this trend this year).
- canned fish – Grubhub canned fish orders tripled in 2025 and grocery purchases increased 209% compared to 2024.
- Food products with protein labels – From cookies to popcorn to cinnamon rolls, orders for protein-labeled groceries on Grubhub increased nearly 20%
- chicken nuggets and strips – Customers order more than 750 nuggets, tenders and strips every hour at restaurants, approximately 5.2 million to date. In the country’s largest city, 76% of all chicken orders included nuggets.
- cold form – Cold-form orders on Grubhub have increased by 75% this year, making it “the go-to coffee enhancement for people who refuse to settle for ‘just a latte.'”
- Matcha – “Matcha has gone from a niche wellness drink to a classic drink,” said Grubhub, which saw a 34% jump in orders for the vibrant drink on its platform.
- convenience store food – According to Grubhub, by 2024, purchases are unlikely to shift away from mainly carbonated drinks and instead become staples of “hot, protein-heavy grab-and-go foods” like taquitos, chicken rollers, and hot dogs.
- electrolyte drink – More than 76,000 electrolyte drinks are delivered nationwide each month, “transforming hydration that tap water could never match into a curated routine for recovery, focus, and productivity,” says the Grubhub report.
- egg – Orders for eggs (and other breakfast foods) at Grubhub grocery stores jumped 58%. The sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich was also the most ordered egg dish in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
