People Are Ordering Smaller Pizzas and Fewer Toppings. What Does That Tell Us?

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5. Money is tight

But two other changes could be factors as well. People who order pizzas from major chains are paying about 500% of what that pie would cost to make at home. So they are somewhere in the middle economically.

Ozempic is having wide spread impact on America's appetite. Saw several articles recently about 'Ozempic Ruined Thanksgiving.' People who can afford Ozempic can afford California Pizza Kitchen so there is likely overlap.

Gen Z is so economically stressed that they cannot afford to get sick, cannot afford longterm health problems. Alcohol sales are down. Junk food sales are sliding. Cutting against the health trends, nicotine and caffeine are common Gen Z addictions. Notably, both suppress appetite.