diff --git a/src/shared/shared/pdf.py b/src/shared/shared/pdf.py
index df337d3..01278b1 100644
--- a/src/shared/shared/pdf.py
+++ b/src/shared/shared/pdf.py
@@ -50,37 +50,37 @@ def build_weekly_summary_pdf(
         Raw PDF bytes. Contains no prices — strictly employee, item, quantity.
     """
     pdf = FPDF(orientation="P", unit="mm", format="A4")
-    pdf.set_auto_page_break(auto=True, margin=15)
+    pdf.set_auto_page_break(auto=True, margin=10)
     pdf.add_page()
 
     # ─── Header ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B", 18)
+    pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B", 14)
     pdf.cell(
         0,
-        10,
-        _latin1(f"Weekly Meal Order Summary — {week}"),
+        6,
+        _latin1(f"Weekly Meal Order Summary - {week}"),
         new_x="LMARGIN",
         new_y="NEXT",
     )
 
-    pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "", 10)
+    pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "", 9)
     pdf.set_text_color(110, 110, 110)
     pdf.cell(
         0,
-        6,
+        4,
         _latin1(f"Generated {_format_generated_at(generated_at)}"),
         new_x="LMARGIN",
         new_y="NEXT",
     )
     pdf.cell(
         0,
-        6,
+        4,
         _latin1(f"{int(total_employees)} employees  -  {int(total_meals)} meals"),
         new_x="LMARGIN",
         new_y="NEXT",
     )
     pdf.set_text_color(0, 0, 0)
-    pdf.ln(4)
+    pdf.ln(1.5)
 
     # ─── Per-employee sections ────────────────────────────────────
     ordered = sorted(orders, key=lambda o: str(o.get("employee_name", "")).lower())
@@ -88,21 +88,21 @@ def build_weekly_summary_pdf(
         name = order.get("employee_name", "")
         email = order.get("employee_email", "")
 
-        pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B", 12)
-        pdf.cell(0, 7, _latin1(name), new_x="LMARGIN", new_y="NEXT")
+        pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B", 10)
+        pdf.cell(0, 4.5, _latin1(name), new_x="LMARGIN", new_y="NEXT")
         if email:
-            pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "", 9)
+            pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "", 8)
             pdf.set_text_color(110, 110, 110)
-            pdf.cell(0, 5, _latin1(email), new_x="LMARGIN", new_y="NEXT")
+            pdf.cell(0, 3, _latin1(email), new_x="LMARGIN", new_y="NEXT")
             pdf.set_text_color(0, 0, 0)
 
         # Item / Qty table
-        pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B", 9)
+        pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "B", 8)
         pdf.set_fill_color(243, 244, 246)
-        pdf.cell(140, 7, "Item", border="B", fill=True)
+        pdf.cell(140, 4, "Item", border="B", fill=True)
         pdf.cell(
             30,
-            7,
+            4,
             "Qty",
             border="B",
             align="R",
@@ -111,18 +111,18 @@ def build_weekly_summary_pdf(
             new_y="NEXT",
         )
 
-        pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "", 10)
+        pdf.set_font("Helvetica", "", 9)
         for item in order.get("items", []):
-            pdf.cell(140, 7, _latin1(item.get("name", "")), border="B")
+            pdf.cell(140, 4, _latin1(item.get("name", "")), border="B")
             pdf.cell(
                 30,
-                7,
+                4,
                 str(int(item.get("quantity", 0))),
                 border="B",
                 align="R",
                 new_x="LMARGIN",
                 new_y="NEXT",
             )
-        pdf.ln(5)
+        pdf.ln(1.5)
 
     return bytes(pdf.output())
diff --git a/tests/test_pdf.py b/tests/test_pdf.py
index 57a28f4..d0b74d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_pdf.py
+++ b/tests/test_pdf.py
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ class _NoCompressFPDF(_RealFPDF):
     """FPDF subclass with stream compression off, so the content stream holds
     readable text we can assert against without a PDF parser."""
 
+    last_pages_count = 0
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.set_compression(False)
 
+    def output(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        _NoCompressFPDF.last_pages_count = self.pages_count
+        return super().output(*args, **kwargs)
+
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def readable_pdf(monkeypatch):
@@ -50,6 +56,20 @@ def _build(orders, **overrides):
     return build_weekly_summary_pdf(orders, **kwargs)
 
 
+def _volume_orders(count, items_per_employee=2):
+    """Synthetic orders for layout/page-count checks."""
+    return [
+        {
+            "employee_name": f"Employee {i:02d}",
+            "employee_email": f"emp{i:02d}@seahavenind.com",
+            "items": [
+                {"name": f"Meal {j}", "quantity": 1} for j in range(items_per_employee)
+            ],
+        }
+        for i in range(count)
+    ]
+
+
 class TestPdfStructure:
     def test_returns_pdf_bytes(self):
         pdf = _build(_orders())
@@ -66,7 +86,7 @@ class TestPdfContent:
     def test_header_shows_week_and_counts(self, readable_pdf):
         pdf = _build(_orders())
         text = pdf.decode("latin-1")
-        assert "2026-W19" in text
+        assert "Weekly Meal Order Summary - 2026-W19" in text
         assert "2 employees" in text
         assert "6 meals" in text
 
@@ -103,3 +123,16 @@ class TestPdfContent:
         ]
         pdf = _build(orders)
         assert pdf[:5] == b"%PDF-"
+
+
+class TestPdfLayout:
+    def test_typical_week_fits_on_one_page(self, readable_pdf):
+        """12 employees with 2 items each overflowed the pre-DEV-210 layout."""
+        pdf = _build(_volume_orders(12))
+        assert pdf[:5] == b"%PDF-"
+        assert _NoCompressFPDF.last_pages_count == 1
+
+    def test_high_volume_still_paginates(self, readable_pdf):
+        pdf = _build(_volume_orders(40))
+        assert pdf[:5] == b"%PDF-"
+        assert _NoCompressFPDF.last_pages_count >= 2