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NRN editors talk about the NRA’s recent report, what happens when children are banned from restaurants, and celebrity marketingNRN editors talk about the NRA’s recent report, what happens when children are banned from restaurants, and celebrity marketing

Plus hear from Local Kitchens COO and co-founder Andrew Munday

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

March 3, 2023

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This week on the award-winning Extra Serving podcast, NRN editors Holly Petre, Sam Oches, and Leigh Anne Zinsmeister spoke about the recent State of the Industry report from the National Restaurant Association.

The State of the Industry report predicted that foodservice sales will almost hit $1 trillion in 2023. That’s up 6.4% from the year prior, which exceeded predictions largely due to menu price increases.

Next, what happens when you ban unaccompanied children from restaurants? One Chick-fil-A unit in Pennsylvania is doing just that — banning children under 16 from dining in without their parents, due to raucous behavior. Will other chains follow?

And celebrities are back in the food game. No, they’re not franchising, but they are the stars of ad campaigns in what feels like a season with more celebrities than ever before. After a few years of silence on the marketing front due to COVID, brands are back and swinging hard with new celebrity ad campaigns.

This week’s guest is Local Kitchens COO and co-founder Andrew Munday.

 

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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