{"id":5338,"date":"2020-10-19T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-gordon-food-service.pantheonsite.io\/rev-your-restaurant-5-traffic-driving-ideas\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:32:48","slug":"rev-your-restaurant-5-traffic-driving-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/rev-your-restaurant-5-traffic-driving-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev Up Your Restaurant: 5 Traffic-Driving Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It remains a challenge to build business, but some operators are making it work during these difficult times. Gordon Food Service specialists across North America are sharing ideas restaurants may want to consider to drive takeout or in-house dining.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1. Theme Nights<\/h3>\n<p>Who says you can\u2019t have Mardi Gras in January or St. Patrick\u2019s Day in September? What about a board game night or a costume night? Give people a reason to celebrate by building a menu specific for the theme and promote on social media to build excitement. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Team Up with Neighbors<\/h3>\n<p>Partner with other businesses for a progressive dinner. Build a limited menu and have customers visit the circuit on the same night or over a week-long period. &nbsp;Another idea: Start a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/open-takeout-business-let-people-know\/\">Takeout<\/a> Week\u201d in your area to encourage people to support local restaurants.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Subscription Deals<\/h3>\n<p>People pay monthly for Netflix or yearly for Amazon Prime. Try a monthly or annual fee for meals or featured items. Panera Bread offers a monthly subscription for a cup of coffee a day, and Buffalo Wild Wings has a subscription for a pound of wings on game day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4. Marketing<\/h3>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/the-demographics-of-flavor-generational-marketing-and-menu-ideas\/\">marketing<\/a> support tap into your local college or high school that might be willing to do a marketing project for a semester helping you promote your top items on social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>5. Adjust your hours<\/h3>\n<p>With so many people working remotely, there\u2019s an opportunity to drive business outside of the normal hours. Offer a late lunch discount when dining between 2-3 p.m., or start happy hour earlier. Don\u2019t forget about other restaurant professionals\u2014they often meet up late or early in the morning, and you can attract them with industry discount hours.&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some fresh ways to increase takeout and in-house sales.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":5339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurant-bars","category-running-your-business"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.9 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rev Up Your Restaurant: 5 Traffic-Driving Ideas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maximize sales, 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