self-service
Example Sentences
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Labor costs are lower, with self-service buffets needing fewer servers than a traditional restaurant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Novelties at Mayer am Nussberg that would have bamboozled Keller's ancestors include vegan food, alcohol-free wine -- of which Keller offers four sorts -- and self-service order touchscreens.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
In Cambridgeshire, this includes mobile and self-service health checks in everyday settings.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Customer-service operations still rely heavily on underpaid and poorly trained humans, leading to general dissatisfaction across all service metrics, including wait times and repeat calls, with consumers increasingly resorting to equally unsatisfactory self-service alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Carl’s first self-service restaurant was a success, and he soon opened others near California’s new freeway off-ramps.
From "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser
