March brings a feeling of spring and some fun food holidays for your restaurant! From potato chips to waffles, this month offers something for everyone to celebrate. Spread the word to get guests excited to visit and experience something unique at your restaurant with a themed menu, party décor, live entertainment, and more!
Here are just some of the holidays you might want to celebrate in March:
March 10: National Pack Your Lunch Day
Here’s a holiday that allows restaurants to make it their own with something special to their off-premise guests. Offering packed lunches for grab-and-go guests or pick up and delivery means you can customize new and innovative combinations, maybe even discovering a few new menu favourites. You may also want to use this as an opportunity to expand your catering program and attract corporate customers with an elevated packed lunch menu.
If you want to go bigger, consider turning it into a community event, where you donate lunches to local teams or schools, or you raise money to help supply lunches for your community in need.
March 14: National Potato Chip Day
Typically a side dish, potato chips can help switch up some of your menu items as you celebrate this fun holiday. Create a new nacho dish with flavoured varieties, add chips to your tuna sandwiches, or put several varieties on a board for a shareable appetizer. Too keep it simple, use chips as breading, give away bags of chips with your takeout orders, or serve them plain so guests can add their own seasonings. However you celebrate with chips, it’s bound to be popular!
March 17: St. Patrick’s Day
Make St. Paddy’s Day a full-on celebration with themed decorations, live entertainment, contests, green beer, and everything Irish. Provide traditional fare like soda bread or Irish stew, offer Irish flights of beer or whisky, or create your own twist on a classic – like potato nachos or Guinness chocolate cake. This holiday is one that can really drive traffic so plan early and let everyone know that your restaurant is the place to be for this holiday.
March 25: International Waffle Day
Waffles are always a fan favourite, for breakfast and for all meals! You could go traditional with desert varieties, offer waffle sandwiches, chicken and waffles, add a waffle bar, or create your own waffle sundaes. From sweet to savoury, this holiday’s menu items are sure to please. These are also great options for grab-and-go guests, so create options that can work off-premise, too.
Guests love a good celebration, and adding new items to the menu is a great way to get customers coming back in, as well as drawing interest from new customers. Don’t forget to promote your celebrations ahead of time, post images throughout the event, and share recaps after the event to attract attention and fill the tables for the next one!
