How to make money selling ' all-you-can-eat" food

Have you eaten at an ' all you can eat' restaurant?

If so, please describe your experience.

What type of food was it? Did you eat more than you normally would?

How do you think that the business makes money?

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If you have not eaten at one, image that you had the chance to do so tonight!

What type of food would you like to eat?

How do you think that the business makes money?

What style of eating is 'buffet' style ?

• You collect a plate and take what food you want.

  You can go back for more.

• You wait for the waiter to tell you what you can eat and then order.

• You go to the drive-through in your car & order that way.

A restaurant would save money by not having waiters because they would not have to pay ​ (a)   and other things, like health insurance to these people.

• wages
• the gas bill 
• people to stay at home

Are you enjoying the video lesson?

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What is one way a buffet-style restaurant can " fill-up' customers on cheaper food items like rice and potatoes?

• Put things like rice and potatoes first

• Put the expensive food like meat and fish as a first choice

Why do you think an 'all-you-can-eat' restaurant would give you a smaller plate ?

Why would a restaurant offer " all-you-can- eat' on food items that may have a small profit (like shrimp and meat)?

• Profit doesn't matter if people are happy

• If we get customers inside the restaurant to eat these, they may also buy drinks and other food ( which have a higher profit )

• Meat and fish are very cheap to buy !

Using your own words summarise HOW ' all-you-can-eat" restaurants make a PROFIT!

Think about:

Drinks;

What type of food they serve ;

Anything else you can remember from the video