Letters to the Editor: Portion sizes shrink, but costs rise
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SUBSCRIBEThe extent to which current Government ministers are out of touch with what is happening on the ground is once again highlighted by the call to restaurants to serve smaller portions. (‘McConalogue calls for restaurants to serve smaller portions to cut food waste’, Irish Examiner, January 5)
The fact is that in recent times portion size has significantly reduced.
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