QSRs and food delivery: The uncomfortable question In the US, early data is already showing behavioral changes: Walmart and Target reported declining sales of snack foods in areas with high GLP-1 adoption PepsiCo and Nestl have launched GLP-1-friendly product lines Restaurant traffic among GLP-1 users dropped 20-30% in some studies Now consider Indias food landscape: QSR market size: 50,000+ crore and growing at 18-20% annually Food delivery GMV: 70,000+ crore (Zomato, Swiggy combined) Packaged snacks market: 35,000+ crore If GLP-1 drugs achieve even 5% penetration among Indias urban population (roughly 5-6 million users), the impact on discretionary food spending could be material
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Allison Rhodes, who treats patients at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Comprehensive Weight Management Program, said GLP-1 drugs make it easier for patients to follow advice they've often received for years about portion control and other weight-loss strategies
