Hyping Health at Restaurant Chains
Restaurant chains are using a cross-section of techniques to get customers to think healthy without beating them over the head with it.
By Margaret Littman, Contributing Editor -- Chain Leader, 9/1/2009
TEXT MESSAGES: Tapping Healthy Impulses
Quick-service restaurant chain WaBa Grill Teriyaki House launched a mobile text-messaging campaign designed to entice customers at just the moment they are making lunchtime dining decisions, suggesting the chain's healthful alternative to typical fast food.
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| Einstein Bros. Bagels is promoting its new 400-calorie menu items in-store. |
Restaurant chains like Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Einstein Bros. Bagels are using their menu boards to tell their nutritional story without overwhelming customers with information.
SELLING 'FRESH': Seed Starter
Garden Fresh restaurant chains Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes gave away packets of tomato seeds this summer to emphasize how fresh and unprocessed its ingredients are.
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