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Restaurant marketing ideas and trends

Restaurants circle Pi Day on their marketing calendars

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 06, 2024

Marketing Bites: Operators gear up for 3.14 with deals. Plus, how one daytime dining chain is marking International Women’s Day.

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Chuck E. Cheese tests a membership program

By Joe Guszkowski on Mar. 04, 2024

The three-tiered program starts at $7.99 a month and offers families a weekly ration of gaming tokens and tickets, plus discounts on food.

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Older brands try new tricks in their quest to stay relevant

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2024

Reality Check: A number of mature restaurant chains are out to prove that age is just a number.

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Searching for traffic, Red Robin plans to tout free refills

By Joe Guszkowski on Feb. 29, 2024

The chain has earmarked $3 million to remind customers of the more than 30 bottomless options on its menu.

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Wendy’s and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad public-relations week

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 28, 2024

Marketing Bites: After its now-walked back comments about dynamic pricing, the burger chain is catching the flame-grilled indignation of some restaurant competitors.

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McDonald’s flips its ‘M’ for manga fans

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 21, 2024

Marketing Bites: The burger giant becomes WcDonald’s on Monday, with a limited-time spicy WcNugget sauce. Plus, Zoup! has a new name but the exclamation point isn’t going away.

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Restaurants spring for leap day deals

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 14, 2024

Marketing Bites: It only comes around every four years, after all. Plus, lots of developments in restaurant loyalty programs.

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Taco Bell shows off its 2024 marketing calendar

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 12, 2024

The fast-food Mexican chain is releasing a wide array of menu items this year, including a new Cantina Chicken Menu and a taco made from Salt & Straw ice cream.

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