Ready … Set … Thanksgiving GO TIME!

November 06, 2019

It’s officially November, and time to start celebrating Thanksgiving in your restaurant. Some of you may already have your game plane from corporate, complete with menus and decorations. Others of you don’t answer to anyone, and you may not have even had time to consider Thanksgiving after the busyness around Halloween. Either way, this is your official warning, start nailing down your Thanksgiving plans! Here are a few things you can to do promote Thanksgiving in your restaurant and why it matters to you.

To Stay Open or To Not Stay Open … That is the Question

The fact is, more and more of the younger Americans are choosing to still celebrate Thanksgiving, but just not do the preparations. This means that 15 million Americans prefer to have their holiday dinner at a restaurant, 4 million order full traditional home-style meals, and another 14 million Americans order a partial meal.

The Thanksgiving season can be a great time for your facility to stay open, especially as many others are closed. However, you may choose to tweak the way you offer your services. Perhaps you offer a group and family traditional dining, in-house catering, plan on catering holiday parties, or support local food festivals.

Start with the Menu & Decorations

If your restaurant is going to stay open on Thanksgiving, you’ll definitely want to plan a special Thanksgiving menu. Many people who can’t spend the holiday with family will be eager to sit down and enjoy a traditional meal - even if they can’t make it themselves. Of course, keep in mind that in addition to the classics, customers are also looking for something a little bit new and inspired. This could include vegan sweet potato casserole, apple pie salsa, special cocktails, and more.

Thanksgiving To-Go

There is a rising trend where customers are wanting to takeaway food. Offering Thanksgiving meals to-go can be a great marketing plan, and also make it easier to serve more guests because they aren’t all sitting in your facility. There will be quite a bit of competition, os if you want to offer Thanksgiving to-go, you’ll have to offer great quality and be even better. From and easier ordering process to a setting your prices competitively, and even complimentary extras like cookies or cranberry sauce. Thanksgiving box lunches can also be a fun way to celebrate so those small businesses can pick them up for their team.

Special Deals & Themed Parties

With the cold weather and early evenings, November is the month where people begin to spend more time indoors. You’ll want to provide an atmosphere where guests can enjoy a delicious meal, while also having fun and enjoying each other. Enter, the Thanksgiving Eve bar nights! It’s one of the biggest bar days of the year, from afternoon football viewing parties to half-priced snacks, you could even broadcast the traditional Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and recreate the atmosphere for your guests. Thanksgiving day deals can also be a huge hit. Offering complimentary items like sparkling spiced cider, or even a different special each day of the week before Thanksgiving like a free scone with a pumpkin spice latte, etc.

Don’t Forget Your Secret Tool

Fast Fix LLC knows that this season can be BUSY. You will have more guests than usual as people are traveling, taking the family out, and trying to get out of the house even if they can’t celebrate with family. This is really good news for your business, but it also means that your equipment will experience more wear and tear than usual. If you find that you need commercial kitchen maintenance services in Mid-Missouri, Fast Fix is going to be your go-to. We handle emergency services, and are ready to help - we’re just a phone call away.

Better yet, plan some preventative maintenance and schedule a commercial appliance service appointment in Mid-Missouri now! We can help you iron out any kinks before things start getting busy. Happy Thanksgiving season to you and your businesses! We hope it is an excellent time for you!