According to other news sources, McDonalds and Burger King are now considering offering discounds to “significantly underweight” customers in a similar move.  Old Country Buffet had already tried this tactic last month in what could most certainly be considered a last ditch effort to offer tables to people who were not obese.  Unfortunately their press release left it ambigious whether this was a brand image issue or a money saving tactic for their chairs and flooring after the heavy wear they were seeing.  Even with the incentive though, OCB could not attract a large enough skinny customer base to make continued efforts succesful.

I’ll report any other news from corporate America if I catch whiff of it~