Multiple data merge results on one page

Good morning everyone,
I am trying to set-up the menus for my upcoming wedding, where everyone has already chosen what they are having.  I have created a .csv file with four columns - Name, Starter, Main, Dessert.
As I am printing these off at home, I want them to be half A4 size (105mm x 297mm), with two menus per page.
However, by doing the normal Data Merge, I end up with having the same menu twice on each page.  So both menus on the page are for the same person.
How do I set it up so that I can have two different menus, the next entries in the .csv file, on the same page?
Thanks in advance.
Simon

Sounds like you tried to put two menus onthe page and run a multi-record merge.
To merge multiple records you use only one set of placeholders on your page. Put it in the upper left position. ID will duplicate it as many timeas as will fit using the spacing parameters you specify. It's often helpful to use an empty frame with no stroke to define the area to make setting the sapcing easier. Group it with your text frame(s).

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