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50 Great Ideas 2020

50 Great Ideas 2020

Funding formula

 Aug. 11, 2020

Erik Bruner-Yang, founder of Foreign National restaurant group in Washington, D.C., launched a crowd-funding initiative based on a mathematical model that works to hire displaced workers and feed communities.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Whose mom knows best?

 Aug. 11, 2020

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit sought contenders for “Mom’s best advice” via social media through the month of May. The person who submitted the best bit of wisdom received free barbecue for a year.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Picnic fixings

Aug. 11, 2020

Fast-casual chain Tender Greens put together a box of wine, cheese, salami, condiments and fruit for a picnic at home, as well as a morning baking box for diners to prepare.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Proof of wellness

Aug. 11, 2020

Many states reopening their restaurants were recommending or requiring supervisors to take employees’ temperatures before a shift.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Would you like dice with that?

Aug. 11, 2020

Social Eats in Santa Monica, Calif., and Bonus Round Cafe in Chicago offered curbside pickup of board games for customers to play with their meals.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Creative cocktail kits

Aug. 11, 2020

Florida-based Datz was one of numerous chains that sold to-go cocktail kits as many states loosened rules around off-premise alcohol sales.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Pickup for healthcare workers

Aug. 11, 2020

Salad chain Sweetgreen installed Outpost delivery stations at some hospitals to help deliver free meals to healthcare workers, who can pick them up at the contactless outlets.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Pickup and a pick-me-up

Aug. 11, 2020

Tara Jamieson, owner of full service Feather & Stone in Walton, N.Y., wrote jokes and inspirational messages on takeout containers from her restaurants during the pandemic.

50 Great Ideas 2020

DIY doughnut decorating

Aug. 11, 2020

Duck Donuts, a 92-unit chain, sold doughnuts along with containers of icing and sprinkles so kids could decorate them at home.

50 Great Ideas 2020

Instagram cooking demo

Aug. 11, 2020

Sage Restaurant Group in Denver asked chefs to record Instagram live videos cooking one of their restaurant’s signature dishes, offering viewers some kitchen tricks while also keeping them engaged with the restaurants.

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