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Telegraph
2 days ago
- Health
- Telegraph
Fat jab users offered ‘teeny-weeny mini meal' at New York restaurant
A New York restaurant is offering a 'teeny-weeny mini meal' for its customers on weight-loss jabs. Once renowned for gargantuan portions, an increasing number of American establishments are shrinking their dishes to accommodate the dwindling appetites of people on GLP-1 drugs. Among them is Clinton Hall, a craft beer and burger joint in New York. The bar introduced its 'teeny-weeny mini meal,' a bite-sized burger and fries, alongside a small margarita, beer or wine, in April. Aristotle Hatzigeorgiou, the restaurant's owner, added the dish to his menu after seeing how many of his own friends' appetites were shrinking owing to weight-loss drugs, and becoming worried about food waste. 'I am always with someone who is taking Ozempic, Mounjaro, one of those things,' he told the New York Times. 'They have one or two bites of food and a couple of sips of drinks, and they're done.' It is estimated that up to 10 per cent of Americans are taking weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s and more than 30 per cent have expressed interest in taking them. The drugs work by dramatically reducing the user's appetite, often resulting in rapid, significant weight loss. 'I was worried that as people's belts were getting tighter, their wallets were also getting tighter,' Mr Hatzigeorgiou added. 'Competitive advantage' As the US tries to get to grips with obesity, the weight loss revolution is potentially bad news for the hospitality industry. Earlier this year, Bloomberg Intelligence surveyed 1,000 GLP-1 users and found that 54 per cent of respondents were dining out far less than before. Morgan Stanley found that two-thirds of weight-loss drug users were eating out less. 'It used to only be the ladies who ate like birds,' said Dana Gunders, president of ReFED, an organisation that works to address food waste told the New York Times. 'Now you have a whole new market segment that wants smaller portions actively. I think restaurants that see that as an opportunity and feed that group are going to have a competitive advantage.'
New York Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Ozempic Is Shrinking Appetites. Restaurants Are Shrinking the Food.
After work or on weekends, groups of friends gather at long, wooden tables at the four New York City locations of Clinton Hall to watch sports on giant screens, eat smash burgers and wash them down with any one of 20 rotating draft beers. In all the commotion, it can be hard to notice that a quarter of those diners are eating and drinking miniature versions of those very items. In April, Clinton Hall introduced its 'teeny-weeny mini meal.' For $8, diners get a bite-size burger and fries paired with a miniature beer, margarita or wine. With a two-ounce patty, 1.5 ounces of fries and a five-ounce drink, it's a kid's meal for the 21-and-older set. Aristotle Hatzigeorgiou, the owner, introduced the special after seeing how many people in his own life were taking GLP-1s, a class of drug used for weight loss because they suppress appetites. 'I am always with someone who is taking Ozempic, Mounjaro, one of those things,' he said. 'They have one or two bites of food and a couple of sips of drinks, and they're done.' He disliked the food waste created, and he was concerned diners would tire of paying for items they mostly discarded. 'I was worried that as people's belts were getting tighter, their wallets were also getting tighter,' he said. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
