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Kids dining programs developed during coronavirus prove to be a big hit for chains that pivoted to delivery or takeout onlyKids dining programs developed during coronavirus prove to be a big hit for chains that pivoted to delivery or takeout only

Dunkin’, Chuck E. Cheese, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and more launched innovative programs - here are some summer updates

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

June 22, 2020

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Coronavirus has brought out the creativity in many restaurants’ kids-dining programs, as they’ve introduced pizza kits, “kids eat free” policies, at-home birthday parties and limited-time offers.

Dunkin’ and Mici Handcrafted Italian have added “build your own” kits to menus, donuts and pizza respectively. Others have introduced party packs to celebrate special occasions at home.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and Chuck E. Cheese both started selling family packs. The former has a meat-based meal pack for the whole family, and the latter a food and game combination to celebrate milestones in quarantine.

Although dine-in continues to expand across the country and restaurants are reopening, the school year is coming to a close, and kids will still be stuck at home for the next few months with camps not running and social-distancing measures still in place.

Find out if quarantine-inspired restaurant promotions for kids are here to stay, and how they’ve been performing at different chains.

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About the Author

Holly Petre

Assistant Digital Editor

Holly Petre is a digital editor for Nation’s Restaurant News as well as the host of NRN’s podcast, Extra Serving, and producer for Informa Restaurant and Food Group’s other three podcasts, One On One by Food Management, Off the Shelf with SN and In the Kitchen with Bret Thorn. Holly holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Sculpture, fibers and Material Studies and Ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A native New Yorker, Holly enjoys her place on staff as the resident pop-culture expert and millennial with a sassy attitude and great sense of style.

Holly Petre’s work on Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality often covers marketing and trends, either aimed-at or examined-through the millennial mindset. Holly is responsible for introducing TikTok and Twitch to NRN and RH readers as well as explaining terms like “Karen” to staff and readers alike. She also spends her time on staff trying not to make every headline a pun.

Holly Petre hasn’t spoken at any events or on panels, but she is readily available with a killer shoe wardrobe and several witty quips.

 

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