Price promotions offered by quick service restaurants in Australia: analysis from an obesity prevention perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the price promotions offered by major quick service restaurant (QSR) chains in Australia from an obesity prevention perspective.

Design

Cross-sectional audit of ten of the largest QSR chains in Australia. We collected information regarding temporary price promotions and 'combination deals' offered by each chain over thirteen consecutive weeks in 2019-2020. We assessed the type of promotions, the magnitude of discount, and the energy content and healthiness of items promoted (based on Victorian Government criteria).

Setting

Melbourne, Australia.

Participants

Ten major QSR chains.

Results

Temporary price promotions (n 196) and combination deals (n 537 on regular menus, n 36 on children's menus) were observed across the ten selected QSR

SUBMITTER: Looi ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991702 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature