Restaurant chain

Regional fast-casual, 14 locations

Challenge: Grand openings with low awareness. Program: 40 local food creators per opening, tasting events with disclosure.

Client name withheld under NDA. Results reflect specific campaigns and are not a guarantee of future performance.

+44%

opening-week revenue

620K

local views

$0.9

cost per engaged view

What we did

The program

A regional fast-casual brand was opening new locations in suburbs where nobody knew the name. Opening weeks were slow and paid social was reaching the wrong zip codes.

For each opening, we recruited about 40 food creators living within 20 minutes of the site and hosted a disclosed tasting event two days before doors opened.

Creators posted during opening week with a city-specific offer, and a one-question survey at the register asked guests where they heard about the location.

Week −2

40 local creators confirmed

Day −2

Tasting event, disclosure briefing

Opening week

Posts + in-store survey

A colorful salad bowl on a wooden board
Trend · sample
Sample quote
The approval board made it easy to say yes to the right creators. Opening week at our new location was our busiest yet.
Priya Nair Marketing Director, regional fast-casual chain
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20 minutes, no deck. You leave with creator counts, a timeline and a firm quote.