https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/08/coronavirus-sweet-tomatoes-restaurants-will-shut-down-permanently/

The 97 restaurants of the Sweet Tomatoes and Souplantation chain — known for their 50-foot-long salad bars and serve-yourself soup, pasta and pizza stations — will close permanently because of the coronavirus crisis.

The news was announced by CEO John Haywood to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Employees in the Bay Area had already received word that layoffs would be permanent.