How Accurate are Calorie Labels?
Some of the disparities were startling. At Denny’s, a serving of grits, listed at 80 calories, tested at 258. The label on Lean Cuisine’s shrimp and angel-hair pasta says it has 220 calories, but the researchers measured it at 319. They found 344 calories in a Wendy’s grilled chicken wrap listed at 260.
Full report on the inaccuracy of calorie amounts.
I think I sell Wendy’s short. If you are going to err in the restaurant business, the profitable way to err is so that the consumer is more likely to buy your product.
Joe, you read it wrong. Wendy’s errors are consistent with the pack.
So all these restaurants cheat?
A sample size of one is fairly small.
The true question is how many people actually read the calorie label when eating at Wendy’s.