In the pre-COVID world, over the next two days, local restaurants across America would be experiencing their biggest weekend of the year.
Without question, Mother’s Day is the #1 day for restaurants, beating out Valentine's Day, New Year's Eve, St. Patrick's Day and Cinco de Mayo. Around 92 million Americans would be treating mom to mimosas and brunch this weekend. While 2020 mother's day sales numbers will most certainly fall short, there are still several ways to support businesses and treat your mom at the same time. Here are Branded's recommendations
Send Meals to Mom!
While some restaurants across the country have re-opened with reduced on-premise operations, the majority of businesses that have remained open will be delivering Mother’s Day meals this year. And, as operators ourselves, we definitely encourage you to support your local restaurants by ordering takeout or delivery for yourself, and then also, for mom. Spoiler alert, the Branded team member’s wives and moms will most definitely be getting their mimosas delivered from Duke’s.
Deliver Bubbles to Bubbe and Hops for Her!
In addition to food delivery, hospitality related e-commerce businesses will also be powering remote celebrations this Sunday, specifically those in the beverage category. And if you are still looking for last minute boozy gift to send the moms in your life, Branded recommends sending spirits from The Spirits Network or beers from TapRm to accompany your virtual celebrations and toasts.
If you are a business curious about The Spirits Network – TRY IT OUT! Use our code, BRANDEDVIP to learn more about the Spirits Network and how it works!
Gift a Mother’s Day 2.0
Fake news, or not, rumors of a Mother’s Day re-do in September have been circulating, and we don’t hate the idea. Name someone who isn’t looking forward to sitting around the corner table at your favorite restaurant. You can’t. So why not buy now to support later for your own family holiday re-do. E-gift cards are an easy way to pre-purchase a future meal so mom’s favorite restaurant gets the money today and when things calm down you have a table waiting for you. For consumers, check out Branded partner company ItsOnMe to find a gift card to a restaurant near you. For businesses, It’sOnMe is offering FREE sign-ups, no credit card down, and an expedited 24 hour on-boarding process. Sign up today and you can start selling e-gift cards online tomorrow.
If you would like to learn more about Branded (or exactly which bubbles we are sending to our bubbes) please get in touch with us directly.
TURNING TO TECH : Tactical & Actionable Technology Solutions for the Post-COVID Restaurant
We are thrilled to have partnered with The New York State Restaurant Association to present solutions for a new means of operating restaurants during and after the COVID crisis. If you missed the Webinar earlier this week, you can download and view the presentation here and below.
The COVID crisis has accelerated the “Time of Tech” for the Hospitality Industry, and the Branded Strategic Hospitality team is excited to share revenue generating, cost saving, health code exceedin and other tech-enabled solutions as restaurants explore a post COVID future.
As technology will be embraced by the hospitality industry as a new best friend, restaurants are adapting to new strategies and the preparation begins right now for our tech-centric future.
If you would like to learn more, please get in touch with us directly.
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