Search Results - subject:"menu labeling"

Retail Strategies to Support Healthy Eating

Moran, Alyssa (contributor); … - 2020

In January 2020, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), The Food Trust, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Healthy Eating Research (HER) met for a Healthy Retail Research Convention in Washington, D.C. Attendees included food industry representatives,...

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Chain Restaurant Calorie Posting Laws, Obesity, and Consumer Welfare

Courtemanche, Charles; Frisvold, David E.; … - 2020

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced a mandate requiring chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards. This paper investigates whether and why calorie posting laws work. To do so, we develop a model of calories consumed that highlights two...

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Chain restaurant calorie posting laws, obesity, and consumer welfare

Courtemanche, Charles; Frisvold, David E.; … - 2020

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Retail strategies to support healthy eating

Moran, Alyssa (ed.); Roberto, Christina A. (ed.) - 2020

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Menu Labeling Imparts New Information About the Calorie Content of Restaurant Foods

Stewart, Hayden; Hyman, Jeffrey; Dong, Diansheng - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2014

Restaurant foods are typically higher in calories than meals consumed at home. Menu labeling regulations by the U … little new information from menu labeling. In this study, following research in marketing science and behavioral economics …. Nonetheless, we find that menu labeling still imparts substantial new information. In particular, it is likely that many Americans …

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The Influence of Social Networks on Food Choices in College Food Courts

Wang, Dan; Grebitus, Carola; Schroeter, Christiane - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA; … - 2014

Obesity is still on the rise, leading to high costs for the obese individual itself but also for society. We analyze the influence of peer effects on food choices in lunchrooms with posted nutrition facts. Data were collected in a lunchroom at a large U.S. university. Groups of four patrons each...

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Do ‘locally grown’ claims influence artisanal food purchase? Evidence from a natural field experiment

Menapace, Luisa; Raffaelli, Roberta - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013

We conducted a natural field experiment in an artisanal sit-down ice-cream shop in Italy to investigate whether consumer choices are affected by information regarding locally grown products. Two aspects of locally grown products are investigated: (i) quality due to terroir (i.e., quality with a...

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Effect of Menu Labeling on Caloric Intake and Restaurant Revenue in Full-Service Restaurants

Ellison, Brenna D.; Lusk, Jayson L.; Davis, David W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

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The Value and Cost of Restaurant Calorie Labels: Results from a Field Experiment

Ellison, Brenna D.; Lusk, Jayson L.; Davis, David W. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012

Using field experiment data, we estimate a structural model of consumer demand to determine the value of information for restaurant menu labels. Our experimental design allows us to compare the effectiveness of calorie labels to a “fat tax” at reducing caloric intake. Results show numeric...

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Can Nutrition Labeling Affect Obesity?

Arsenault, Joanne E. - In: Choices 25 (2010) 3

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