Supported by wikipedia entry (which claims an etymology), also in dictionary.com.

foodie: 4,040,000 googles!
foodies: 7,610,000 googles!

RJFJR 03:12, 6 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

additional sense: fast foodies

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September 10, 2007, USA Today (newspaper) Page 2B

"Subway is to sandiches what Dunkin' is to doughnuts. So why are both chains exploring - Pizza?"
"It's because fast foodies find it tough to resist sticking a gooey finger in the $28.5 billion pizza industry at a time when the pie biggies - Pizza Hut, Domino's and Papa Johns - have seen growth stall."

Not exactly sure what this is tring to say, and if we've covered that sense so I'll document the quote.(copy at talk:foodies) RJFJR 02:26, 15 September 2007 (UTC)Reply

That's "fast food + ie", not "fast + foodie". A fast-food company. Equinox 23:50, 2 September 2015 (UTC)Reply