Holidays
8 Thanksgiving Catering Packages to Inspire Your Own
For restaurants, offering online catering for Thanksgiving is pivotal to building guest relationships and driving revenue.
Selling Thanksgiving packages is key for restaurants looking to boost revenue during the holidays. Data from 2023 showed that 22% of consumers planned to use food from restaurants for at least part of their Thanksgiving meal.
With Online Catering, restaurants can capture catering inquiries and orders faster and more streamlined than ever. Here are a few creative ways that restaurants have brought the Thanksgiving experience into diners’ homes.
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Loring Place
Thanksgiving Dinner & Wine Kits
Meal kits are a fun way for people to enjoy the best of both worlds for Thanksgiving: restaurant-quality food enjoyed at home. Dan Kluger’s Loring Place in New York City also offered wine kits that featured the team’s “favorite classic turkey and cranberry pairings from the cellar.”
Blue Smoke
“‘Cue For a Crowd” Thanksgiving Dinner and Pie Combos
The beloved New York City barbecue joint from Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group offered up Online Catering packages with the tagline, “‘Cue For a Crowd.” Like Blue Smoke, consider offering a pickup window of a few days to give flexibility to your guests. Those final days leading up the holiday are busy for everyone, and it’s a win for your restaurant as well to make the influx of pickup orders more manageable.
Bubby's
Delicious Thanksgiving Pies
Thanksgiving isn’t right without a pie for dessert. Bubby’s makes incredible homemade pies in downtown Manhattan, and their website makes it easy for guests to pre-order pies for pickup. The restaurant also ships to all 50 states through its E-Commerce Store.
Whiskey Bird
Thanksgiving Dinner, Sides, and Wine Packs
At Whiskey Bird in Atlanta, guests can choose from two catering packages: complete meal or just the sides. The full dinner serves 4 adults and included reheating instructions. A Thanksgiving wine pack was also available for purchase featuring a variety of wines to serve alongside dinner.
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Hill Country BBQ
Thanksgiving Dinner Packages, Plus a la Carte Meats & Sides
Through Hill Country BBQ’s dedicated catering website, customers can place large-volume catering orders quickly online. In addition to two sets of packages — “The Thanksgiving Dinner” for four or “The Thanksgiving Feast” for up to ten — the beloved barbecue restaurant also offers up an a la carte menu of pit-smoked meats. Guests can purchase sides and pies as well.
Hearth
Thanksgiving Dinner at Home: The Bird, Trimmings, Cider, Wine, and More
Hearth, a Tuscan-American farm-to-table restaurant, displays their Thanksgiving offers in a way that’s true to their style and image with unique, vintage photography. “The Bird and Trimmings” includes everything needed for a rustic, festive meal at home. A selection of ciders and wine that have been chosen to pair well with each meal are also featured among the offerings.
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Marlow & Daughters
Organic & Pastured Turkeys, Fixings, and More
Many guests are interested in where their food comes from. In fact, 38% of consumers say they’re more likely to choose a restaurant that offers locally-sourced foods over one that doesn’t. Marlow & Daughters is proud to share where it sources its Thanksgiving birds. Whether it’s the certified organic turkeys from Hidden Camp Farm in Canajoharie, NY or the pastured turkeys from Oink & Gobble Farm in Interlaken, NY, guests can order ahead online to ensure their prized main course is ready just in time for its big debut at the dinner table.
Mercantile and Mash
Thanksgiving Dinner, Sides, and Desserts
Mercantile and Mash in Charleston, South Carolina aims to be their guests’ “personal sous chef” by providing pre-cooked and assembled meals to-go. Whether it’s a complete spread, a solo turkey, or a few side dishes, the restaurant has its customers covered. The online catering store features beautiful photography to complement the menu descriptions, which can increase sales.
Thanksgiving Resources for Restaurants
Looking for more stories from the BentoBox community? Read about what it’s like bartending the night before Thanksgiving, or hear from Chef Hillary Sterling on her 15-year tradition of celebrating “Mexican Thanksgiving.”
For more actionable information, check out:
5 Ways to Maximize Revenue Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day
How Restaurants Can Boost Online Orders and Catering This Thanksgiving
To learn more about Online Catering, get in touch with a BentoBox specialist today or reach out to your account manager.
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