Food Companies Adapt to GLP-1 Shift as Users Cut Grocery Bills 10% to 15%
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 18
Food Companies Adapt to GLP-1 Shift as Users Cut Grocery Bills 10% to 15%
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 18
Summary
GLP-1 users are eating less, drinking less alcohol and dining out less often, pushing food companies to adjust to a broad change in consumption habits.
Dan Sherry, a 58-year-old Michigan nurse prescribed Ozempic in 2024, said his grocery bill is now 10% to 15% lower as he buys more meat and protein shakes and treats chips as an occasional splurge.
The shift is hitting the food sector especially hard because the drugs are changing both how much people eat and what they put in their carts.
Sherry's weight fell to 160 pounds from 210, his blood pressure came under control and his waist shrank 6 inches, illustrating why the drugs are driving lasting lifestyle changes beyond medicine.