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Re:It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers right... by lordnacho on Sunday September 05, 2021 @02:38PM (#28426587)
Yes and no. There's really not a whole lot of margin in the food. You get margin from buying a soda, beer, or wine in wholesale and selling it with barely any labour at a 5x markup.

My parents tried a buffet thing once, didn't work. You need a certain amount of scale that wasn't present in their area. I have seen some proper huge buffet places though, seems pretty good though rent is an issue.

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Re:It's not a labor shortage – it's a wage and workers right... by Ericson2314 on Sunday September 05, 2021 @02:45PM (#28426650)
I'm not arguing the economics work out given today's prices and all sorts of disequilibria. I'm just saying everyone cooking is ipso facto inefficient, so they has to be some context in which communal eating is economic.

If that is buffet-style and a hefty land value tax to stop landlords from milking the restaurant, so be it.

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