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How Potbelly's improved loyalty program is upgrading the restaurant brandHow Potbelly's improved loyalty program is upgrading the restaurant brand

Holly Petre, Assistant Digital Editor

January 24, 2024

 

Potbelly announced Monday the redesign of its loyalty program, Potbelly Perks, which now emphasizes faster and more custom rewards, and an easier to use customer interface. The Chicago-based sandwich brand has joined the growing throng of restaurant brands that have made the switch from a rewards app that automatically gives everyone the same rewards when they spend a certain amount of money, to a loyalty program that gives customers more options.

The company has added different membership tiers based on how much a customer spends at Potbelly. Everyone starts at the rookie level (which earns 10 coins per dollar spent), and moves to the pro level at 2,000 coins per calendar year (11 coins per dollar spent), and then the boss level is 5,000 coins spent per calendar year, which will earn customers 12 coins per dollar spent. Coins are accrued based on dollar amount spent in a year, like airline frequent flyer miles — so they don’t just go away when you cash in a reward.

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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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