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The long, sad decline of a buffet behemoth

The owner of Old Country Buffet merged with Ryan’s in 2006. The company’s bankruptcy-laden history in the years since is a lesson in the dangers of debt and the persistence of zombie chains, says RB’s The Bottom Line. By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 23, 2021
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