Price promotions offered by quick service restaurants in Australia: analysis from an obesity prevention perspective Looi, ESY, Backholer, Kathryn, Cameron, Adrian, Grigsby-Duffy, Lily Maria, Orellana, Liliana and Sacks, Gary 2021, Price promotions offered by quick service restaurants in Australia: analysis from an obesity prevention perspective, Public Health Nutrition, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 513-527, doi: 10.1017/S1368980021002688. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Price promotions offered by quick service restaurants in Australia: analysis from an obesity prevention perspective Author(s) Looi, ESY Backholer, Kathryn orcid.org/0000-0002-3323-575X Cameron, Adrian orcid.org/0000-0002-0568-5497 Grigsby-Duffy, Lily Maria orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-4337 Orellana, Liliana orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-1539 Sacks, Gary Journal name Public Health Nutrition Volume number 25 Issue number 3 Start page 513 End page 527 Total pages 15 Publisher Cambridge University Press (CUP) Place of publication Cambridge, Eng. Publication date 2021 ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Nutrition & Dietetics Fast food Price promotion Healthiness Combination deals FAST-FOOD CHOICE IMPACT CONSUMPTION ATTRIBUTES FRAMEWORK SALES MEALS Summary AbstractObjective: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 chains. In relation to temporary price promotions, the mean magnitude of discount for main menu items (n 75) was 41·7 %. The price reductions and energy content of combination deals varied substantially the by chain, the meal size and the sides/drinks selected as part of the ‘deal’. When the lowest-energy options (e.g. small chips, small sugar-free drink) were included as part of each combination deal, the mean energy content was 2935 kJ, compared to 5764 kJ when the highest-energy options (e.g. large fries, large sugar-sweetened drink) were included. Almost all available products were classified as unhealthy.Conclusion:Price promotions are ubiquitous in major QSR chains in Australia and provide incentives to consume high levels of energy. The action to restrict price promotions on unhealthy foods and ensure lower-energy default items as part of combination deals should be included as part of efforts to improve population diets and address obesity in Australia. Language eng DOI 10.1017/S1368980021002688 Indigenous content off Field of Research 11 Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30153029 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 02 Jul 2021, 08:12:38 EST Sat, 03 Jul 2021, 05:01:07 EST Sat, 03 Jul 2021, 06:04:29 EST Sat, 10 Jul 2021, 02:43:29 EST Tue, 13 Jul 2021, 06:04:30 EST Tue, 13 Jul 2021, 09:44:08 EST Tue, 05 Jul 2022, 16:03:36 EST Tue, 19 Jul 2022, 10:51:51 EST Thu, 28 Jul 2022, 00:35:22 EST Wed, 03 Aug 2022, 09:46:33 EST Wed, 03 Aug 2022, 09:47:25 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 3 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 18 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 02 Jul 2021, 08:12:38 EST