It could be a good time to invest in some new restaurant furniture, safe in the knowledge that it could face less strain in the future than in years gone by.
The obesity epidemic of recent years has put extra pressure - literally - on restaurant furniture across the UK.
But now the British Hospitality Association has revealed plans to cut 500 million calories from the food sold in restaurants nationwide each day.
This is a contribution towards health secretary Andrew Lansley's overall aim for five billion calories to be removed from the nation's daily food consumption while out and about, or while at home.
In order to reach the 500 million calorie total, the BHA says just 24 calories needs to be removed from each dish served.
That may not sound like much, but the cumulative effect nationwide, and over the course of time, could soon help Britons' waistlines to get back into the desired shape.
And that can only be a good thing for restaurant furniture in future, particularly where lightweight, stackable chairs are needed that can be placed outside on sunny days.
With a healthier nation, stackable chairs could be used in more places, and carried more easily by staff, without any fear of them breaking under the weight of an oversized customer.