Buffets, Inc. Announces Move to Zero Trans Fat Frying Oils.

EAGAN, Minn. -- Buffets, Inc. ("Buffets"), announced today a program to convert all of its restaurants to zero trans fat trans fat
n.
1. A trans fatty acid.

2. Trans fatty acids considered as a group.

trans fat

A fat containing trans fatty acids. frying oils by the end of the current calendar year. Buffets, with such popular brands as HomeTown Buffet HomeTown Buffet is a buffet-style, sit-down restaurant chain headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota with locations throughout the United States.

Its wide selection of food include pizza, hot dogs, hot wings, sliced ham among many others. ([R]), Old Country Buffet Old Country Buffet is a buffet-style, sit-down restaurant chain headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota with locations throughout the United States. Menu Items
Old Country Buffet restaurants feature a wide spread of menu items, in the following categories:

([R]), Ryan's([R]) and Fire Mountain([R]) has been closely reviewing its cooking methods and recipes and working with its suppliers in an effort to offer its guests great tasting foods without the added trans fat.

"We have been working to remove the trans fats from our frying oils without sacrificing food quality or flavor. We are committed to providing our guests a wide variety of great foods at reasonable prices offered in a family friendly environment," said Mike Andrews

This article is about the baseball player. For the musician, see Michael Andrews (musician).

Michael Jay Andrews (born July 9, 1943 in Los Angeles, California) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Boston Red Sox (1966-70), Chicago White , Buffets' Chief Executive Officer.

About Buffets

Buffets, Inc. currently operates 644 restaurants in 39 states comprised of 633 buffet A buffet is a meal serving system where patrons serve themselves. It is a popular method of feeding large numbers of people with minimal staff. The term is also used to describe a sideboard, an antique form of furniture which was sometimes used to offer the dishes of a buffet meal restaurants and eleven Tahoe Joe's Famous Steakhouse([R]) restaurants. The buffet restaurants are principally operated under the Old Country Buffet[R], HomeTown Buffet[R], Ryan's[R] and Fire Mountain[R] brands. Buffets also franchises eighteen buffet restaurants in seven states. Buffets, Inc. employs approximately 38,000 team members and serves more than 200 million customers annually.

Buffets, Inc. is a subsidiary of Buffets Holdings, Inc. and was founded in 1983. All of our Buffets restaurants are generally open weekdays from 11:00 am through 8:30 or 9:00 pm., and Saturday and Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. from 8:00 am until 8:30 or 9:00 pm. For more information, please visit us at www.buffet.com, or www.ryansrg.com.

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