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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1869" data-attributes="member: 1"><a href="https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-all-you-can-eat-buffets/" target="_blank">The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets - The Hustle</a>Is it possible to out-eat the price you pay for a buffet? How do these places make money? We looked at the dollars and cents behind the meat and potatoes. Few things epitomize America more than the all-you-can-eat buffet.For a small fee, you’re granted unencumbered access to a wonderland of gluttony. It is a place where saucy meatballs and egg rolls share the same plate without prejudice, where a tub of chocolate pudding finds a home on the salad bar, where variety and quantity reign supreme.“The buffet is a celebration of excess,” says Chef Matthew Britt, an assistant professor at the Johnson &amp; Wales College of Culinary Arts. “It exists for those who want it all.”But one has to wonder: How does an industry that encourages its customers to maximize consumption stay in business?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1869, member: 1"] [URL='https://thehustle.co/the-economics-of-all-you-can-eat-buffets/'][B]The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets - The Hustle[/B][/URL] [B] Is it possible to out-eat the price you pay for a buffet? How do these places make money? We looked at the dollars and cents behind the meat and potatoes. [/B] Few things epitomize America more than the all-you-can-eat buffet. For a small fee, you’re granted unencumbered access to a wonderland of gluttony. It is a place where saucy meatballs and egg rolls share the same plate without prejudice, where a tub of chocolate pudding finds a home on the salad bar, where variety and quantity reign supreme. “The buffet is a celebration of excess,” says Chef Matthew Britt, an assistant professor at the Johnson & Wales College of Culinary Arts. “It exists for those who want it all.” But one has to wonder: How does an industry that [I]encourages[/I] its customers to maximize consumption stay in business? [/QUOTE]

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