Indoor Dining Welcomed During Freezing Temps
Below freezing temps and heavy snowfall in the area has made it timely for dining indoors. Deschutes County’s COVID-19 restrictions were eased letting local restaurants reopen today on a limited capacity.
“The health and safety of our guests and employees remains top priority in the Old Mill District,” said Beau Eastes, Marketing Director for the Old Mill District. “Our restaurants have been working diligently to create plans that ensure the comfort and safety of indoor diners. Several will be able to open right away on February 12, while we expect many others to follow suit in the weeks to come.”
January 22, 2021 · ·
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RestaurantNews.com) Dynamic Restaurant Holdings, LLC has appointed Thomas Sacco, a 30+ year restaurant executive as the new transformational CEO, Chief Happiness Officer and President of its two restaurant brands:
Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlors, a Midwest pizza chain with a cult-like following for its famous Taco Joe pizza, and
Tony Sacco’s Coal Oven Kitchen with locations in Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Mr. Sacco joined the company in October and hit the ground running with the goal of national expansion for both restaurant chains through aggressive franchising efforts.
Mr. Sacco led the image refresh and revitalized franchised growth at Ponderosa Steakhouse & Buffet and Bonanza Family Restaurant, both domestically and internationally, for the legacy brands. In addition, Sacco was instrumental in the national expansion of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse and Ghirardelli Chocolate & Ice Cream Shoppe
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Donatos now is in 79 restaurants, and the Red Robin estimated it will be driving about $45,000 in incremental added sales per restaurant in its second year.
“It really rounds out the menu for Red Robin,” Paul Murphy III, president and CEO of Red Robin, said during a Monday presentation. “As we get the dining rooms open, it’s a product that’s easily shareable. In these times, with the strong off-premise, about two-thirds of pizza sales in the restaurants that have it are in the off-premise channel.”
Murphy noted that Red Robin’s off-premise sales in 2020 more than doubled over the prior year as the company dealt with coronavirus restrictions.