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Eatery furniture confirms obesity trendFurniture makers are selling bigger chairs and tables to U.S. restaurants, an apparent accommodation to growing customers.
Chili's has begun testing more spacious eating spaces and was looking at installing tables up to 12 inches larger at future Chili's outlets. One chair manufacturer said his company is rethinking size -- as in making products bigger -- because customers are bigger. 'Let's face it, America has an obesity problem,' said Jerry Falk of Foldcraft Co. of Minnesota. (UPI)
So the chairs get bigger, does that mean restaurants won't be able to pack as many people inside? Or will the restaurants, too, get bigger? That could be an interesting and twisted game: try to make a country as fat as possible. Balance capital costs, fat content and human space requirements.
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* Ray, 5/31/2005 03:21:36 PM
