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5 Ways To Increase Diwali Sales For Your Restaurant Business.



Diwali is close at hand and you must be thinking of doing the things that would light up your customers’ day and shoot up your business. Being a restaurant, you are surrounded by lots of opportunities to make all of this happen and turn this festival into a memorable occasion until it comes back again. We bring some exciting ideas that will make this festive season fun for both your business and your customers. 


Enchanting Decor 


The fairy decorations that incite customers' interests and grab the attention of passersby tend to make them curious to pay you a visit. Diwali is a festival of light that makes it essential to decorate the dark nook and corner of your restaurant with dreamy lights, candles, and lanterns. You can also light the plants in or around your premises, hang bells and wind chimes on the thresholds and windows and apply rangoli pattern stickers on the tabletop to create festive vibes.


Host an event or a contest  


If you have a budget and a spacious venue, you can host events like a sweet-making contest or set up corners for playing cards or Pictionary. Pre-decide the punishments like karaoke singing for those who lose and rewards like vouchers and free meals for the winners. Apart from on-premise ideas, you can run giveaways or contests online to notch up the spirit of the festival. People are on the hunt for offers, discounts, and coupons around this season; by giving them offers like these and loyalty rewards, you can target families and convert one-time Diwali customers to return.


Keep on promoting 


Most of the time foodies find their ideal restaurants via social media. When you let your audience know about your campaigns, customized coupons, purchase-based offers, and Diwali hours through these platforms, they are likely to find you. You can make use of the standees outside your restaurant, use social media, Google & Facebook advertising, emails, or messages, promote these offers so more and more people can know about them. 


Restaurant Technology 


Technology proves to be a great help during these peak business seasons. With the right solution, you can add new dishes to the menu to cater to families or develop entirely a new menu for the festive season in an instant. Restaurant Online ordering software also helps in speeding up operations to manage festive sales effectively, and everything else on one platform. This way you only have to worry about offering a top-notch customer experience.


Make guests feel special


Gifting personalized cards to every dine-in customer is a great way to make a good first impression. You can pair these cards with a free pack of dessert or sweets and share it with them at the end of meals, conveying your good wishes to them. You can also share the customized pack of cupcakes to cheer up your guests and make sure the packaging of gifts has vibrant Diwali colors and designs so they can resonate with the occasion.  


Food businesses are often in search of such occasions to reach a higher sales goal, and the festivals like this can be a game-changer for your business if you use them for better exposure. So, try executing these useful ideas for your restaurant this Diwali to build a better brand and drive all the foodies to your doorstep.   




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