As more consumers began cooking from home and supermarkets were slammed, chains of all kinds, from Panera Bread to Subway and Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, began selling groceries in their stores. Panera sold staples such as milk, cheese and fruit under its newly formed Panera Grocery brand, while Subway sold meat, veggies and other sandwich fixings in bulk.
- 50 Great Ideas 2020
- Everyone is a ghost kitchen
- Chicken and chill
- Virtual birthday parties
- Digital pitch to potential partners
- Virtual prom
- Neighborhood taco night
- Drinking game to go
- Date night faceoff
- Donations from the heart
- Make-your-own signature dish
- Saving menus
- Brands in the background
- Whose mom knows best?
- Fine dining pivots to takeout
- Chains swap meals
- Proof of wellness
- Cookie-baking kits
- Cooking for supermarkets
- Creative cocktail kits
- Virtual sushi-rolling class
- Barbecue vending machine
- Pickup for healthcare workers
- Bingo night
- PPP for self-delivery
- Pickup and a pick-me-up
- Flash-mob dinners
- Elderly relief plan
- DIY doughnut decorating
- Restaurant bonds
- DQ camp-in
- Instagram cooking demo
- Food for a healthier lifestyle
- From spirits to sanitizer
- Immersive at-home dining
- Cooking hotline
- Virtual wine and cheese tasting
- Meal delivery help line
- Meals with a soundtrack
- Dinner and a show
- Opening up the pantry
- Organic play dough
- Funding formula
- Maximizing search terms
- Belated Mother’s Day deal
- Indoor picnic supplies
- No window, no problem
- Singing food deliveries
- Would you like dice with that?
- Bringing the party home
- Chicken for cheap