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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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The Food Chain: The buffet business

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03/11/2022 GMT

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How do you make money out of them, and what happens to all the leftovers?

All-you-can-eat restaurants are popular, as are high-end buffets at big weddings and posh hotels.  

But what’s the trick to making money out of them, and what happens to the leftovers?  

Ruth Alexander finds out the tricks of the trade with John Wood of catering software company Kitchen Cut, Sandeep Sreedharan of Goa, and Michael Brown of Cosmo, in Manchester, UK. 

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk 

(Picture: Hands of someone serving out chicken at a buffet. Credit: Getty/BBC)

Producer: Elisabeth Mahy

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