{"id":18500,"date":"2023-06-21T14:29:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T18:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ueat.io\/blog\/national-holidays-promotions-and-ideas-for-restaurants\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T11:31:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T15:31:47","slug":"national-holidays-promotions-and-ideas-for-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/ueat.io\/en\/blog\/national-holidays-promotions-and-ideas-for-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"National Holidays: promotions and ideas for restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first week of July – warm weather, school\u2019s officially over and more importantly: it\u2019s time to celebrate Canada Day and Fourth of July. Two national holidays marked by festivities which bring its fair share of opportunities for restaurateurs. Several restaurant owners mentioned they saw a 20% one-day sales increase on last year\u2019s national holiday alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With dining rooms now reopened across America, ordering online will remain the preferred solution for consumers in these days of celebration. Consumer habits have changed and COVID-19 crisis has only accelerated this transition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Fourth of July and Canada Day will be good opportunities for friends and family to finally gather since the start of the quarantine (by respecting sanitary measures, of course!).<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are our tips to make your restaurant shine during national holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to move!<\/b><\/h2>\n

Summer is often considered the preferred season for people to move into a new home. Moving furniture and a surprise number of boxes (\u201cI\u2019ll keep these boxes of VHS tapes, you never know\u201d), requires assistance. To show gratitude to friends and family members who agreed to help, new tenants will traditionally offer meals for everyone. As for your restaurant, make sure to plan ahead because customers typically order a lot more during this period (\u201cmore leftovers!\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n

Take advantage of this trend by offering takeout meals that are easy to eat and don’t forget to include utensils, plates and napkins – these items are probably still packed in boxes\u2026 somewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you offer your own delivery services, think of temporarily assigning staff members to delivery roles. Customers are tired after a moving day and they will definitely favor delivery – more business opportunities for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Send a newsletter to your customers<\/b><\/h2>\n

One of the big advantages of having your own <\/span>online ordering tool<\/span><\/a> is access to your order history and customers\u2019 emails. It is therefore easy (and highly recommended) to prepare an email for your customers and offer them a tailored promotion that they can\u2019t refuse.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n