Mother’s Day Restaurant Preparation Timeline

Are you ramping up for the Mother’s Day restaurant rush? Wondering where to start or what to get an early jump on? This quick timeline can help!

• Inventory china, glassware and silverware and place an order for those items as well as tablecloths, napkins, and table decorations
• Order flowers or roses to give to moms
• Partner and provide a cross promotional flyer to retailers where customers are likely to purchase gifts for mom’s – i.e. day spas, boutiques, card shops etc.

• Take inventory of non-food essentials such as silverware, glassware, linens, napkins, take-out containers, sauté pans and kids cups
• Begin concepting menu offerings and merchandising

• Finalize the menu and cost it out
• Work with sales rep on any special items needed such as special order items
  (like flowers, long stem strawberries, etc.) or items that the customer will use in a large quantity that they do not normally use, such as 12 cases of lemon cheesecake

• Burst out another ad/post on social media, tease menu, entertainment, etc.
• Update your online menu across all relevant sites

• Burst out another social media ad/post stating what they are doing special for mothers (i.e.: all mothers get a free dessert, all mothers get a flower, etc.)
• Also put a printed copy of the ad on the door, as a table tent, or somewhere inside the restaurant so customers dining at that restaurant know that there is something special for Mother’s Day

• Place Mother’s Day order and confirm all needed items are in house
• Confirm reservations