Restaurant chain apologizes for weighing diners to see how much they should eat

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Aug-17 Mon 21:19

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A restaurant chain in southern China has issued a public apology for weighing diners before they entered the premises as part of a national campaign to reduce food waste.

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