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Some peoples math in this is way off. My fiance's best friend works at The Home Town Buffet (national chain). So I am pretty sure you all know what they basicly serve.
Reality is the cold case (aka Salad bar) is the most expensive part of the buffet. Then they will have the "main courses", which are that nights theme like seafood sundays or BBQ tuesdays and so on. Along with your stanbys which are roast beef or briscut, ham, several chicken types, soups and such.
Then they have their various desserts and the like. Plus free drinks (soda to milk).
They also have to keep refilling the hot and cold cases with fresh food constantly, even if they are no longer letting people in. Until there are less than a few tables with people, then they can start shutting it down.
Now the target audience of course is seniors and families. Children and seniors also pay less than the 10.00 entry fee. Here is the kicker, they keep the cost per person under 1.30 cents (for dinner) and generaly if it goes over 1.00 the manager gets very pissy. Get that under 1.30 per person! and on a general the dinner crowd is 500-1200 people per night.
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