Marketing & Promotion
Canteen Marketing and Promotion
Promotions may include planned theme days, meal deals, daily price specials or taste testing. Healthy Kids Members will receive a handy events calendar in the February 2010 Members Magazine which gives lots of canteen promotion ideas. Information on how to become a member and membership benefits can be found in the 'About Us' section of this website.
The promotion of healthy foods can:
- Encourage students to try foods that they may not have tried before.
- Increase sales on the promotion day especially if parents are made aware of a special promotion.
- Introduce new foods before they are added to the daily menu.
- Raise the profile of the canteen.
- Make the canteen a place students enjoy using.
- Encourage healthy eating.
- Increase awareness of foods on the menu.
Checklist for promoting your menu and canteen
Making a profit by getting your food sold
Marketing for Teenagers
Promoting Fruit and Vegetables to Kids
Tips for Running a Successful Theme Day
Marketing, the Key to Sales (Members Only*)
*This fact sheet is for members only, email info@healthy-kids.com.au to be sent your copy.
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To heat or not to heat, that is the question. There wouldn’t be a wintery day that goes by without a child coming up to the canteen to ask if we could heat up their lunch for them. The issues with that are endless, and that’s just from a food safety point of view.