"It's roots are in value meals for families, so don't throw the baby out with bath water, " she warns.

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Restaurants can push value meals and cut back on promoting commodities-intensive super-size offerings.

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However, value meals generally have lower margins and are offered by the company to attract more customers with the hope that they might spend more on other expensive (and more profitable) items.

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