Golden Corral

The buffet chain replaced a 20-year-old tech stack with a more modern system from Qu that could support its growing off-premise business and set it up for the future.

The segment and its sub-sectors like the buffets market haven't had an easy time post-pandemic, prompting many members of the old guard to arm themselves with shiny new upstarts as future growth vehicles. But there's still plenty of effort being spent on helping the longtime leaders keep their footing, as this look at the Top 10 shows.

Three years in the making, the fast casual upstart is on track to surpass pro forma projections, the company says.