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Fast food is testing a smaller-appetite customer
1 min readComparable sales are climbing, which is exactly the moment the chain picked to start redrawing portion size and protein on its menu.
Fast-food chains are beginning to plan for diners who may order less, share more or look for a different balance on the menu. That turns a private change in appetite into a visible question for one of America’s most familiar eating routines.
The stakes are not only commercial. Restaurant meals are built around price, convenience and the social comfort of ordering something recognizable, so even a small shift in appetite can change how a table chooses.
One company’s planning does not prove that every diner has changed or that any new menu solves a nutritional need. It shows a mass-market food culture trying to respond while the pattern is still taking shape.
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