The death of the BUFFET

Sol Diablo

Sol Diablo

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Not only in Vegas, but everywhere. I can't see many of these surviving when the curtain goes back up.

Anyone that owns a buffet can pretty much move on to their next business idea/venture. You are screwed.
 
mr merlin

mr merlin

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Sol Diablo said:
Not only in Vegas, but everywhere. I can't see many of these surviving when the curtain goes back up.

Anyone that owns a buffet can pretty much move on to their next business idea/venture. You are screwed.
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Jesus, WTF is wrong with everyone?

Everyone assumes nothing will ever change, it's the end of the world. 1 month ago there were 69 deaths(in total, not just that day)in the country, yesterday we're at 32000, 6 weeks from now the pandemic will be gone. people will be eating at buffets by the 4th of july.
 
Sol Diablo

Sol Diablo

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mr merlin said:
Jesus, WTF is wrong with everyone?

Everyone assumes nothing will ever change, it's the end of the world. 1 month ago there were 69 deaths(in total, not just that day)in the country, yesterday we're at 32000, 6 weeks from now the pandemic will be gone. people will be eating at buffets by the 4th of july.
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It doesn't matter what you or I think of buffets and how "safe" they are moving forward. What matters is what the sheep think. And the sheep will stay away.

Bank it.
 
John Kelly

John Kelly

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I chuckle when I see the gangbangers accustomed to running the mean streets of Chicago wearing a mask and practicing social distancing.

Guns, no problem.

Drugs, no problem.

Guns and drugs, no problem.

COVID-19, big problem.
 
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WildBill

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John Kelly said:
I chuckle when I see the gangbangers accustomed to running the mean streets of Chicago wearing a mask and practicing social distancing.

Guns, no problem.

Drugs, no problem.

Guns and drugs, no problem.

COVID-19, big problem.
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Its the same with the Mexican cartels. They seem to have taken it easy on trying to win new territory and are even acting altruistically by giving away food and supplies in the areas they control. Bizarre stuff, but the news says its happening all throughout Central America.
 
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John Kelly

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Born to run is so much more uplifting.

But born to die is as inevitable as it gets.

CHEAP is right again.
 
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MrTop

EOG Master
Sol Diablo said:
Not only in Vegas, but everywhere. I can't see many of these surviving when the curtain goes back up.

Anyone that owns a buffet can pretty much move on to their next business idea/venture. You are screwed.
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i agree...it will be different at least.. They might not let people handle the food but choose what they want behind a window raising the price per pound.
 
TheGuesser

TheGuesser

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Sol Correct::

Golden Corral Announces Temporary Organizational Changes Due to COVID-19

PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire
Mar. 24, 2020, 06:08 PM

RALEIGH, N.C., March 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Corral Corporation announced that it was forced to suspend operations for 35 company-operated restaurants as a result of COVID-19. Some franchise restaurants are still operating across the country in accordance with local and state mandates, while others have suspended operations.
The announcement that company-owned restaurants were suspending operations was shared during a virtual town hall meeting with company leaders, coworkers and franchise owners. "It is truly an emotional and challenging time for our country," Golden Corral CEO Lance Trenary said during the meeting. "The realities of the current situation have forced us to make difficult decisions. We know these decisions are impacting the team members who we work shoulder to shoulder with every day." The company has furloughed 2,290 team members made up of restaurant coworkers, managers, field support and company support center employees.
Trenary indicated that the company would assist restaurant coworkers with food for their families and provide guidance as they seek unemployment, adding, "We are committed to supporting our friends, colleagues and coworkers during this difficult transition."
Operating Golden Corral franchise restaurants will continue the precautions they have been implementing, including providing sanitizer stations throughout each restaurant, handwashing every 20 minutes, sanitizing food preparation areas every 30 minutes and replacing serving utensils frequently. In markets with dining restrictions, operating Golden Corral restaurants offer carryout, curbside delivery or home delivery.
About Golden Corral
Founded in 1973 and based in Raleigh, N.C., Golden Corral is the nation's largest grill-buffet restaurant chain. Golden Corral strives to make pleasurable dining affordable for families across America. Service to others is a hallmark of the Golden Corral brand. Golden Corral restaurants nationwide have long been strong supporters of the U.S. Military and DAV (Disabled American Veterans). Golden Corral is also the founding sponsor of Camp Corral, a free summer camp for children of wounded, disabled or fallen military families. For more information, visit goldencorral.com and follow Golden Corral on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.



View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...tional-changes-due-to-covid-19-301029325.html
SOURCE Golden Corral
 
Heisenberg

Heisenberg

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Don’t be surprised if almost the entire consumer industry never returns to “business as usual”. Invest in Amazon stock even though it’s currently at 2400 a share.
 
winkyduck

winkyduck

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Heisenberg said:
Don’t be surprised if almost the entire consumer industry never returns to “business as usual”. Invest in Amazon stock even though it’s currently at 2400 a share.
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Agree. My guess is it will make $5000 (meaning doubled) within a few years. The workers will still make shit and Bezos will still make a killing.
 
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Juan Marichal

EOG Senior Member
Sol Diablo said:
It doesn't matter what you or I think of buffets and how "safe" they are moving forward. What matters is what the sheep think. And the sheep will stay away.

Bank it.
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People too. Nobody wants to eat with sheep watcching. Especially if one of the dishes is lamb. And the smell? Wet wool and dags. Let's hope the sheep do stay away.
 
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IWishIWasAPro

EOG Master
The entire food service industry will suffer due to this. A lot of service will go down. When it comes to food, people are the most picky. All the older people who go to their favorite cafe or restaurant wont wind up going for a while. You think people will go to a packed restaurant on the weekend where you get most of your revenue? No way man.

You wont need as many employees to run shit either. 2 servers, 2 cooks and a couple other guys in the back can run the whole thing because places just wont get back to normal for a long time.
 
FairWarning

FairWarning

Bells Beer Connoisseur
John Kelly said:
I chuckle when I see the gangbangers accustomed to the mean streets of Chicago wearing a mask and practicing social distancing.

Guns, no problem.

Drugs, no problem.

Guns and drugs, no problem.

COVID-19, big problem.
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They can’t pick the terms of their demise with a virus. It’s truly living with your head on a swivel.
 
TobyTyler

TobyTyler

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The Asians love the big buffets here in Jersey. They always grossed me out (the buffet, not the Asians).
Also entertaining to watch near brawls between plus size black women when that next tray of king crab legs comes out and somebody inevitably takes "too much".
 
dingo

dingo

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I hope not but it does appear that will be the new normal
I sell a frozen bakery product to grocery stores that they use to finish and put in their open display cases,that part of the business is running at about 20%
Fortunately,I got into packaged products otherwise I would have had to lay-off everyone
 
mr merlin

mr merlin

EOG Master
First thing I'll be doing is going to my local chinese buffet. it's pretty easy to say "people wont go there" when we're not allowed to go there, buffets might do better than sit down restaurants after this.
 
FairWarning

FairWarning

Bells Beer Connoisseur
mr merlin said:
First thing I'll be doing is going to my local chinese buffet. it's pretty easy to say "people wont go there" when we're not allowed to go there, buffets might do better than sit down restaurants after this.
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If no one goes there, you don’t have to wait in line.
 
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MrTop

EOG Master
TobyTyler said:
The Asians love the big buffets here in Jersey. They always grossed me out (the buffet, not the Asians).
Also entertaining to watch near brawls between plus size black women when that next tray of king crab legs comes out and somebody inevitably takes "too much".
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best stop is 3 blocks north of the prudential center on the corner in newark in between the NJ Pac center...Run by the chinese ....... to beat this place you would have to go to a casino buffet
 
TobyTyler

TobyTyler

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Koki Buffet in Union (nj) is place i get dragged to once a year when a nephew picks it for his birthday dinner
 
O'Royken

O'Royken

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Buffets will turn to Cafeterias. You will be served food onto your trays for everything. It will be better then before.
 
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Whoson1st

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I think the craps table may suffer with the older generation.. Dover used only have 1 maybe 2 tables open... I used to hate all the shouting and so forth, but never thought of the germs being spread.. The docs are saying this virus is highly spread thru the air and social distancing at a crap table, that would be funny to see.
 
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Whoson1st

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they can sanitize the dice after each shooter...LOL...Easy game for me to give up without a proven vaccine down the road.
 
John Kelly

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During a Las Vegas city council meeting on Wednesday, Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) called on Nevada's Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak to quickly reopen the state for business so that her city's residents can start an economic recovery.

"This shutdown has become one of total insanity, in my opinion," Goodman said, "for there is no backup of data as to why we are shutdown from the start, no plan in place how to move through the shutdown or how even to come out of it."

Citing experts, she said that coronavirus is expected to endure indefinitely and argued that the virus has only killed less than 0.5 percent of the state population.


Source: Newsweek
 
FairWarning

FairWarning

Bells Beer Connoisseur
Whoson1st said:
I think the craps table may suffer with the older generation.. Dover used only have 1 maybe 2 tables open... I used to hate all the shouting and so forth, but never thought of the germs being spread.. The docs are saying this virus is highly spread thru the air and social distancing at a crap table, that would be funny to see.
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Could you see the elimination of poker chips? People would buy in and have virtual chips instead. You may see less live dealer tables and more virtual dealers.
 
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