{"id":5369,"date":"2020-11-23T13:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-gordon-food-service.pantheonsite.io\/meal-kits-and-buffet-boxes-home-holidays\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T12:53:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T18:53:13","slug":"meal-kits-and-buffet-boxes-home-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.com\/es-us\/ideas\/meal-kits-and-buffet-boxes-home-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Kits and Buffet Boxes at Home for the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restaurants love the holiday season<\/a> as much as musicians love the Grand Ole Opry. But the pandemic has prompted a Nashville-area restaurant group to sing a new tune, adding family packs and buffet boxes as meal kit options.<\/p>\n

Like many operators, the owner of six Puckett\u2019s Grocery & Restaurant locations needed to get smarter this year about to-go sales. Even as some of the A. Marshall Hospitality <\/a>group\u2019s restaurants were able to operate at full capacity, others faced capacity limits and customers who were reluctant to dine indoors.<\/p>\n

So they created the Puckett\u2019s Family Pack to build a market for their famous smoked meats\u2014pulled pork, brisket, chicken, meatloaf and even burgers. Each kit feeds four to six people and contains two pounds of meat, two quart sides and a choice of bread. It\u2019s packaged in a branded box that can be ordered ahead for pickup. The meat and side options offer customization that never grows old, and people are able to select add-ons like the daily cobbler or iced tea.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something we started when we were closed to the public in April, but we still offer it and plan to through the holidays,\u201d says Director of Marketing Sally Flinck.<\/p>\n

Adding a twist to the meal kit concept, Puckett\u2019s partnered with Vanderbilt University and the Nashville Predators NHL hockey team in the fall to create logo boxes they market to customers for sports watch parties. It\u2019s an option operators anywhere could consider for local colleges or favorite sports teams. <\/p>\n

\"Vanderbilt<\/p>\n

Counting on catering<\/h3>\n

With holidays fast approaching, the A. Marshall group hopes to keep sales humming along, expanding on its meal kit idea with catering buffet boxes at some locations. It\u2019s a build-your-own buffet designed for pickup. Customers can make it a family meal, or it can feed a small office celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not seeing or expecting huge parties inside our restaurants, so we\u2019ve had to change things and bring food to them and serve them where they\u2019re most comfortable,\u201d Flinck says. \u201cThe buffet boxes provide a do-it-yourself experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

For example, Deacon\u2019s, the restaurant group\u2019s New South culinary concept in downtown Nashville, offers a grill-at-home steak box. Raw aged steaks are vacuum sealed and accompanied by the butter and seasoning used in the restaurant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something we did during Mother\u2019s Day and Father\u2019s Day and we\u2019re continuing for the holidays,\u201d Flinck says. <\/p>\n

The restaurant also plans to promote its popular fried chicken during the holidays. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of like an upscale bucket of chicken that can feed a whole family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thinking outside the meal kit box<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Deacon\u2019s also has created an \u201cAdult Snack Pack\u201d that riffs on its charcuterie board. It comes in a box with meats, cheeses, olives, almonds, sourdough bread and a bottle of wine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great thing to grab for a holiday party or to give yourself something special during the holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the meal kits and boxes, the restaurants have expanded on their merchandise offerings with a Christmas gift pack. It includes bottles of Puckett\u2019s signature barbecue sauce and spice containers, all wrapped in festive cellophane so customers can grab it at the store or order online.<\/p>\n

\"Puckett's<\/p>\n

Managing other holiday staples<\/h3>\n

Inside the restaurants, holiday limited-time offers will focus on using ingredients already on hand to reduce extra inventory, Flinck notes. Ordering special ingredients for a short amount of time and ending up with unused products is a risk when guest count is unpredictable. \u201cKeeping inventory under control has been a priority all year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another holiday feature will be gift cards. The restaurants conduct a buy $50, get $10 sale every year, with incremental increases for larger purchases. There\u2019s no added attention being given to gift card sales this year, but Flinck points out that it\u2019s a big boost to the season\u2019s revenue and a great way for people to remain socially distant, buy presents and help the restaurant business.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of our restaurants are full-service, and we take great pride in hospitality and serving food like you\u2019d get at mama\u2019s house when you go home,\u201d she says. \u201cEven though it\u2019s different this year, the holidays are still a big deal and we\u2019re doing our best to help people celebrate safely.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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