Golden Corral currently serves about 18,000 customers per month. The Ladds try to add to Fulton s assets through their community involvement. High school students from the Eric Trust club help serve and clean up, and many families spend their holiday chipping in. Our competitors use mostly prepared foods and we work hard to fight the fast food image. After 40 years in the business, we still do it like Grandma did.
Life goes full circle.
Uniformity is a big challenge when you re making foods from scratch. It takes training to get everybody to make a recipe the same way. But you should also welcome a certain number of complaints because it means that the people who share them actually care about your business and feel connected. While Golden Corral is changing its approach from small town restaurants easily accessible off an interstate highway to super-sized restaurants serving huge metropolitan areas, the Ladds enjoy the cozy community atmosphere. We plan to be here at least another five years.