It was a no-brainer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic that buffet lines would disappear. But even though germs are still among us, communal eating has regained its popularity. "
The
media called buffets zombie companies — we didn’t know we were dead,” says Lance Trenary, the chief executive of Golden Corral,
whose 360 restaurants offer
unlimited helpings of 150 different items for less than $20. “But we’re the comeback kids. Year to date, we’re running about 20 percent up.”Read the whole story at The New York Times »