Demand for french fries reflects resilient consumer as so-called fry attachment rate holds steady

It's a timeless question at fast-food counters: Do you want fries with that?Responders continue answering affirmatively at a higher-than-average rate, a top potato supplier indicated. It underscores the resilience of consumer spending, even as inflation pinches pocketbooks and pandemic savings dry up.A larger share of customers keep adding the iconic side to meal orders than in the past, according to frozen potato supplier Lamb Weston. Looking bigger picture, strength in the so-called fry attachment rate bo ...