Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
What's next for all-you-can-eat buffets?
Position1 of 3›

All-you-can-eat buffets will no longer exist

Proponents of this position hold that the format cannot carry its own costs: a counter must look full to work, so paying for food nobody eats is structural, and every way of cutting that loss removes the reason diners came.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Paying for food nobody eats cannot survive thinner margins
  2. Diners now get the same value without the shared counter