Marketing

Restaurant marketing ideas and trends

Marketing

How the Famous Toastery Bowl came to be

Marketing Bites: With six weeks’ lead time, the regional breakfast-and-lunch chain pulled off the title sponsorship of a nationally televised college bowl game.

Marketing

How popular diets have rewritten restaurant menus

Restaurant Rewind: Chances are the weight-loss schemes currently in vogue won't come close to having the influence one fad had 25 years ago.

Marketing Bites: It’s January, a.k.a Dry January, Veganuary, Resolution Season, and restaurants are looking for ways to get virtuous consumers to keep spending money.

The coffee giant will give customers the option to use their personal cup as the company makes good on a goal to reduce single-use cup waste.

This resolution season, the chain is partnering with the Strava app, mapping out segments to run, bike or walk that end at a Chipotle.

Marketing Bites: Bar Louie has deals in store for the holidays. Shoney’s is hosting a Christmas Day Feast. And Razzoo’s Cajun Cafe launches drink specials.

When it came to restaurant marketing this year, operators found success by tapping into childhood memories, boosting loyalty and playing up deals.

McDonald’s Squishmallow Happy Meal will be available in restaurants nationwide, beginning Dec. 26.

Marketing Bites: Crumbl launches a “Wonka” themed cookie. TGI Fridays and O’Charley’s focus on value. And Scooter’s Coffee donates to nonprofit Reading is Fundamental.

Marketing Bites: Pizza Hut says thank you to delivery drivers, Wingstop launches a card game and Shoney’s celebrates National Free Hot Fudge Cake Day.

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