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title: "Fast Casual: How to Romance Customers Out of Valentine’s Day Dollars"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0dba859f-784c-4a6b-b027-8378a6ab454c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-how-to-romance-customers-out-of-valentines-day-dollars-10241
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2017-02-13T14:09:13.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:09.590Z
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# Fast Casual: How to Romance Customers Out of Valentine’s Day Dollars

**TL;DR:** Fast-casual brands like Qdoba, Starbucks, and Bojangles' are promoting unique Valentine's Day deals to attract customers and increase sales. These brands are offering special promotions, such as free entrees, limited-time beverages, and heart-shaped desserts, to entice customers on Valentine's Day.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-02-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-how-to-romance-customers-out-of-valentines-day-dollars-10241).*

## Story

Many people use Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to show their love, but it can also be a chance for restaurant operators to increase business according to a recent Fast Casual article. Brands create unique promotions to entice customers to come in, but it can often be a challenge since every brand is fighting for consumers' love on this day. Here is a list of what a few brands have come up with for the holiday this year.

**Qdoba**

The #QdobaForaKiss promotion will have customers kissing their significant others, friends or cell phones in stores to receive a second entrée for free after purchasing the first. At these participating locations, the promotion also will donate $1 to No Kid Hungry for every photo shared with the hashtag on social media.

**Starbucks**

Molten Chocolate beverages are back at Starbucks just in time for Valentine’s Day including the latte, Frappuccino, and hot chocolate. There will also be a variety of heart-shaped desserts and drinkware available for customers.

**Bojangles’**

Bojangles’ will be offering its Heart-Shaped Bo-Berry Biscuit for customers to enjoy or buy for their Valentines. On social media, customers who share how they are” breaking up with bland” with the hashtag #BreakingUpwithBland, will enter to win a trip to Bojangles’ hometown of Charlotte, N.C.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- fast casual (topic)
- Starbucks (company)
- Bojangles (company)
- Qdoba (company)
- No Kid Hungry (company)
- limited time offers (topic)
- valentine's day promotions (topic)
- social media campaigns (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-how-to-romance-customers-out-of-valentines-day-dollars-10241). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0dba859f-784c-4a6b-b027-8378a6ab454c).