The coronavirus pandemic has already put the brakes on many planned celebrations this year, and that will continue through the 2020 holiday season. For those gatherings that will take place in November, December and beyond, social distancing and cleanliness will be major priorities.

According to a survey from Chicory, a New York-based tech firm, those in charge of food preparation for holiday meals will take the coronavirus and food safety into consideration, which means offering more pies for dessert that are served with utensils instead of finger foods served by hand.

“They are not going to be using their hands to serve food,” says Shanna Zhou, public relations manager at Chicory.

Bakeries have an opportunity to provide solutions for people who will seek easy meal replacements for safe handling and serving practices, according to Chicory.

As far as pies consumers will choose, pumpkin, apple and warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg should be popular. Pumpkin pie spice in particular continues to grow in popularity. According to McCormick, it saw a 218% increase in US menu mentions between 2010 and 2020 and a 207% increase in food and drink retail product names between 2010 and 2019.

Across the country, many bakeries specializing in pies will be busy this holiday season. Customers are looking to make sure the pie portion of celebrations is covered, and this fall, Goldbelly features a variety of iconic pies from all over the US. From apple pie, pumpkin pie to even cereal pie, Goldbelly has a pie to fulfill every craving.

The popular food-e-commerce platform ships the most unique and creative foods to customers’ doors. With an ever-expanding, curated selection of over 5,000 of the nation’s best regional, small-batch foods, Goldbelly empowers restaurants and foodmakers by offering a platform for small businesses to reach new customers outside of their local area.

Some of the country’s best pies from leading pie bakeries ship nationwide on Goldbelly, including:

• Levee High Caramel Pecan Apple Pie from Blue Owl Bakery in Kimmswick, Missouri
• The Lord of the Pies - Deep Dish Apple Pie from Emporium Pies in Dallas, Texas
• Little Pie Sampler from Little Pie Company in New York City
• Maine Wild Blueberry Pie from Two Fat Cats Bakery in Portland, Maine
• Pumpkin Pie from Dangerously Delicious Pies in Baltimore, Maryland
• Cereal Killer Pie from The Pie Hole in Los Angeles
• The PieCaken from PieCaken Bakeshop in New York City

Blue Owl Bakery recently went viral online for its Levee High Caramel Pecan Apple Pie. The pie, which has been featured in the past in Oprah's Favorite Things list, features 18 Golden Delicious apples, piled high in a made-from-scratch crust. To achieve the pie’s signature height, each apple is hand-peeled and hand-placed in the pie.