{"id":25506,"date":"2020-04-14T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T19:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-gordon-food-service-canada.pantheonsite.io\/ideas\/restaurants-can-provide-delicious-meals-and-essentials\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:06:28","slug":"restaurants-can-provide-delicious-meals-and-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfs.ca\/en-ca\/ideas\/restaurants-can-provide-delicious-meals-and-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants Can Provide Delicious Meals and Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Keep your business relevant with meal kits and grocery staples.<\/h2>\n<p>People want to support their favourite restaurants during the COVID-19 crisis. But tight budgets and social distancing are obstacles to takeout frequency. Operators can satisfy their customers\u2019 hunger to help out, enjoy chef-quality food and eat well at home by selling meal kits and grocery boxes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meal kits bring the restaurant home&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Create meals to be warmed and served at home, or deconstruct customer favourites for easy assembly at the family table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plan for success<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine meal kit options<\/li>\n<li>Order food and to-go containers and supplies<\/li>\n<li>Promote online and phone order options<\/li>\n<li>Train a staffer to take orders and ask about sides\/beverages\/utensils\/if they want to leave a tip<\/li>\n<li>Collect payment during order to reduce human contact<\/li>\n<li>Explain pickup or delivery options<\/li>\n<li>Provide easy to follow reheating or assembly instructions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Build a menu<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full pans or half pans of entr\u00e9es:\n<ul>\n<li>Dinner salads with chicken, steak or salmon (dressing on the side)<\/li>\n<li>Lasagna or steamy pasta (sauces to mix in at home and a side order of garlic bread)<\/li>\n<li>Burger, chicken or breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches (lettuce, pickles, tomato slices, buns and condiments)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Add sides for an upcharge:\n<ul>\n<li>Specialty soups<\/li>\n<li>Single-serve beverages<\/li>\n<li>Desserts (such as cookies or a small tray of brownies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Create theme menus \u201ckits\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>Taco Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>Barbecue<\/li>\n<li>Build your own pizza<\/li>\n<li>Chicken wings and a variety of sauces<\/li>\n<li>Baked potato bar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Provide essential groceries&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No one wants to make an extra trip to a crowded grocery store. Offer grocery basics customers can select when they call to order meals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine what groceries you will make available<\/li>\n<li>Discuss availability with your suppliers<\/li>\n<li>Promote through social media&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Train a staffer to suggest grocery items when taking orders<\/li>\n<li>Laws vary, so follow repackaging rules in your area&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Added benefits of meal kits and grocery essentials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meal packages and grocery basics are time-savers that can make you stand out during this stressful time and can also support your business by:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Expanding your customer database to share future specials&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Driving repeat visits (try offering a $5 coupon for spending $25)<\/li>\n<li>Promoting your business on social media (suggest to customers to post their family meals with relatives and friends)<\/li>\n<li>Showing your support for the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Continue to give back to your community by offering unique ways people can support each other.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buy one meal, give one meal to a neighbour or charity<\/li>\n<li>Buy meals for healthcare workers at a hospital or senior living facility<\/li>\n<li>Partner with food banks to donate products that are no longer on your menu during this time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep your business relevant with meal kits and grocery staples. 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