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Peggy J Liu1, Christina A Roberto, Linda J Liu

  • 1Marketing Department, Duke University Fuqua School of Business, Durham, NC 27708, USA. peggy.liu@duke.edu

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Presenting calorie information with rankings or color-coding on chain restaurant menus can help customers order fewer calories and estimate intake more accurately. These formats enhance menu labeling effectiveness for healthier food choices.

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Area of Science:

  • Nutrition Science
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Public Health Policy

Background:

  • Mandatory calorie labeling on chain restaurant menus is imminent.
  • Existing research on the impact of calorie labels on consumer food choices shows mixed results.
  • Novel approaches to presenting calorie information may improve effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different formats of menu calorie labeling influence food orders and perceptions of restaurant healthfulness.
  • To compare the effects of no labels, standard calorie labels, rank-ordered calorie labels, and color-coded calorie labels.

Main Methods:

  • Online survey with participants randomly assigned to one of four menu conditions: No Calories, Calories, Rank-Ordered Calories, or Colored Calories.
  • Participants ordered dinner items, estimated their calorie intake, and rated the restaurant's healthfulness.
  • Statistical analysis to compare calorie orders, estimation accuracy, and healthfulness perceptions across conditions.

Main Results:

  • Rank-Ordered Calories and Colored Calories conditions led to significantly fewer calories ordered compared to No Calories.
  • Standard calorie labels showed no significant difference in calories ordered versus no labels.
  • All calorie labeling conditions improved calorie intake estimation accuracy.
  • The Colored Calories group perceived the restaurant as healthier.

Conclusions:

  • Modified menu labeling formats, specifically rank-ordered and color-coded calorie information, can be more effective than standard labels.
  • These formats may encourage healthier food choices and improve consumers' ability to estimate calorie intake.
  • Findings support the potential of enhanced menu labeling strategies to influence public health outcomes.