Restaurants invited to be a part of 2023's Asheville Restaurant Week
Dec 01, 2022 08:39AM ● By WNC Business
Participating restaurants create specials for customers during the week. Restaurants are free to offer specials that best fit their price points. They can create special menu items just for Restaurant Week or offer special deals on their existing menu.
Asheville Restaurant Week is promoted through a multi-media advertising and PR campaign including social media, radio, billboards and more. The media campaign drives traffic to the Chamber’s site, www.ashevillerestaurantweek.com, which features all participating restaurants with links to their websites.
- Sign up by Dec. 16th. Click "Register Now" and fill out the brief form.
FREE to Chamber member restaurants.
Not a Chamber Member? Join the Chamber at half-price ($200), and participation in Asheville Restaurant Week is free. Enjoy the benefits of Essential Partner membership for a full year, including visibility in the Visitor Center with your rack cards.
- Send your logo. Follow instructions in the confirmation message to upload your logo for us to use on our website.
- Create a special. Participating restaurants create specials to offer customers during restaurant week. (see suggestions below)
- Post your special on your website. In the past, the Chamber asked restaurants to send their menus. This year a streamlined approach will make it easier. There will be a link to your website from AshevilleRestaurantWeek.com, so participants are encouraged to post the special on their website, in a visible location. People often want to know the offers in advance.
- Let customers know you are participating. The Chamber will provide a variety of materials (posters, social media graphics, etc.) for you to share leading up to and during Restaurant Week. Share with your newsletter, social media and in your restaurant so your fans know you are participating.
- Allow the Chamber to use photos from your social media and website to promote you and Asheville Restaurant Week. Just check the box on the registration form. If you prefer, you can upload photos for the Chamber to use.
What kind of specials should restaurants offer?
Restaurants are free to offer specials that best fit their price points. You can create special menu items just for Restaurant Week or offer special deals on your existing menu. Your choice of what works best for you!
Here are a few examples:
- Free appetizer with meal
- $15 Two-Course Lunch (app & entree or entree & dessert plus non-alcoholic beverage, included)
- $30 Three-Course Dinner
- $30 Dinner for Two (two entrees and two desserts or two entrees and two glasses of wine, etc.)
- Create your own special
Member restaurant participation: $0
Non-member restaurant participation: $200 (includes one year discounted membership)