Covid Restaurant ‘Carnage’ Shows Itself in Latest Old Country Buffet Bankruptcy
- Four large firms sought bankruptcy in U.S. last week
- Filers included a buffet chain’s fourth trip into bankruptcy
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The painful impact of the pandemic on the restaurant industry was made all too clear last week when all-you-can-eat chain Old Country Buffet filed for bankruptcy for the fourth time since 2008.
Like many eateries, Old Country and its affiliates -- including Furr’s Fresh Buffet, and HomeTown Buffet -- struggled as Covid-19 lockdowns kept restaurant-goers at home. Another all-you-can-eat chain, CiCi’s Holdings Inc., sought Chapter 11 protection in January.