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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: 5 Ways Restaurants Are Kicking Off Olympics Season"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1156471b-29f8-4eef-b8e4-e65964863624
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-5-ways-restaurants-are-kicking-off-olympics-season-2705492
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-02-08T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:51.159Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: 5 Ways Restaurants Are Kicking Off Olympics Season

**TL;DR:** Restaurants are capitalizing on the Winter Olympics with themed menu items and viewing parties. Brands like Baskin-Robbins, 7-Eleven, and Way & Means Oyster House are offering Olympic-inspired items and promotions.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-5-ways-restaurants-are-kicking-off-olympics-season-2705492).*

## Story

With the Winter Olympics set to kick off in Pyeongchang, South Korea on Friday, restaurant brands are finding innovative ways to engage customers while tapping into the power of the highly popular televised event. According to a recent article in Nation’s Restaurant News, restaurants are getting innovative with the ways that they’re capitalizing on the momentum behind the games, from themed menu items to viewing parties.

Way & Means Oyster House, for example, is doing a happy hour through February 25 with an Olympic-inspired cocktail called the Gold Medal Martini. Baskin Robbins is also rolling out a Gold Medal Ribbon flavor, which is vanilla and chocolate ice cream swirled with caramel. The VNYL in New York City is taking a different approach—the restaurant is projecting the Olympics on a 36-foot screen with surround sound. 7-Eleven is also capitalizing on the games with a Winter Olympics offer. The chain will put a Hershey’s Gold caramelized crème cappuccino on its menu through February 28.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- 7-Eleven (company)
- Baskin-Robbins (company)
- Hershey (company)
- themed menu items (topic)
- olympics promotion (topic)
- viewing parties (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-5-ways-restaurants-are-kicking-off-olympics-season-2705492). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1156471b-29f8-4eef-b8e4-e65964863624).