Pizza is actually one of the most food safe types of food you can order, especially Papa

Johns. Everything that we make goes through 450 degree oven.

M pizza. Welcome to the Barron Streetwise Podcast.

I'm Jack Howe.

The person you just heard?

That's Rob Lynch. He's CEO of Papa Johns. His shares are up nicely this year and so are those of a company called Boston Beer. Not because of beer, but because of soaring demand for hard

seltzer. In a moment we'll look at why investors seeking quarantine

outperformers are filling up on pizza and hard

seltzer.

Hi, Meta.

Hi, Meta, I seem to recall you being a healthy eater back when we were in the office.

Have your eating habits changed during the shutdown?

We're definitely cooking more than we used to. We don't go out as much obviously and we are doing some takeaway,

but mainly cooking at home. So restaurants are closed you're eating at home,

some meals you're cooking, some you're getting takeout. Are you eating more or less or the same?

Oh, I'm eating more. I ordered new pants recently. Two pairs. It's not because I wore out my old pants from strenuous activity. I needed a little more room to maneuver. They have an

elasticized waist. It's kind of hidden, but they're a little bit stretchy in the waist. My five-year-old just outgrew his elastic waist pants. He's now

on to big boy pants like jeans, and I'm taking over his role in going back to the elastic

waist. So there's a real changing of the guard at our house.

Food and drinks are a big part of the economy.

With restaurants close, there's been a profound shift in spending.

Wells Fargo says that in a typical year... there's been a profound shift in spending.

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