Consumer Trends
Increased Lower-Calorie Choices = Good Business
Restaurant chains that serve more lower-calorie foods and beverages have better business performance, according to a new study by Hudson Institute. Over five years, chains that increased the amount of lower-calorie options they served had better sales growth, larger increases in customer traffic and stronger gains in total food and beverage servings than chains whose servings of lower-calorie options declined.
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Researchers for Nutritional Journal recently conducted a study examining caloric intake by food purchase location—store, quickservice restaurant, full-service restaurant, school, etc.—and food source. The first-of-its-kind study brought forward data that suggests that restaurants, schools and stores each have a role to play in curbing the current obesity epidemic, allowing for more effective targeting of policy interventions aimed at calorie reduction.