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Restaurant brands flex marketing muscle for Valentine’s DayRestaurant brands flex marketing muscle for Valentine’s Day

From CPK, Denny’s and Jimmy John’s to Hooters and North Italia, the approaches vary in catching the consumers’ eye

Ron Ruggless, Senior Editor

February 9, 2023

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Feb. 14, or Valentine’s Day, frequently brings forth a wide variety of marketing approaches among restaurant brands. This year, they range from the traditional to the slightly bawdy and employ everything from YouTube to traditional Valentine’s Day cards.

Realizing that cherry-picking the innovations allows use to exercise our own cupidity, we offer five promotions from restaurant brands as varied as CPK’s heart-shaped pies to Denny’s traditional greeting cards to illustrate how restaurant brands are exercising their marketing muscle.

Our slideshow of marketing innovations includes other brands from Jimmy John’s YouTube series to Hooters’ #ShredYourEx discounts for tearing up once-romantic photos and North Italia, the division of The Cheesecake Factory, and its more-traditional multi-course deal.

Contact Ron Ruggless at [email protected]

About the Author

Ron Ruggless

Senior Editor, Nation’s Restaurant News / Restaurant Hospitality

Ron Ruggless serves as a senior editor for Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN.com) and Restaurant Hospitality (Restaurant-Hospitality.com) online and print platforms. He joined NRN in 1992 after working 10 years in various roles at the Dallas Times Herald newspaper, including restaurant critic, assistant business editor, food editor and lifestyle editor. He also edited several printings of the Zagat Dining Guide for Dallas-Fort Worth, and his articles and photographs have appeared in Food & Wine, Food Network and Self magazines. 

Ron Ruggless’ areas of expertise include foodservice mergers, acquisitions, operations, supply chain, research and development and marketing. 

Ron Ruggless is a frequent moderator and panelist at industry events ranging from the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) conference to RestaurantSpaces, the Council of Hospitality and Restaurant Trainers, the National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Executives Group, local restaurant associations and the Horeca Professional Expo in Madrid, Spain.

Ron Ruggless’ experience:

Regional and Senior Editor, Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality (1992 to present)

Features Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1989-1991)

Restaurant Critic and Food Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1987-1988)

Editing Roles – Dallas Times Herald (1982-1987)

Editing Roles – Charlotte (N.C.) Observer (1980-1982)

Editing Roles – Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald (1978-1980)

Email: [email protected]

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