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title: "4 ways restaurants are celebrating National Watermelon Day"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c080582b-0164-47af-9247-54eb1c42a501
source: "Nation's Restaurant News"
original_url: https://www.nrn.com/food-trends/4-ways-restaurants-are-celebrating-national-watermelon-day
author: "Leigh Anne Zinsmeister"
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2026-07-31T17:39:58.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:17:37.634Z
image: https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea7aee2fca050a19/bltf0bcde62af5fb84f/6a6cde9b33d89c73145ca68f/watermelon.png?width=720&quality=80&disable=upscale
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# 4 ways restaurants are celebrating National Watermelon Day

**TL;DR:** Major restaurant chains like Schlotzsky's and Tropical Smoothie Cafe are offering limited-time deals for National Watermelon Day. Leigh Anne Zinsmeister is a managing editor for Informa's Foodservice Media.

*By Leigh Anne Zinsmeister, originally published in Nation's Restaurant News on 2026-07-31. [Read the original](https://www.nrn.com/food-trends/4-ways-restaurants-are-celebrating-national-watermelon-day).*

## Story

Leigh Anne Zinsmeister is a managing editor for Informa’s Foodservice Media, with brands including Nation’s Restaurant News, Restaurant Business, and Foodservice Director. Leigh Anne works on all of the brands’ special reports, including Nation’s Restaurant News’ annual Technomic Top 500 report. She also manages the group’s digital engagement team.

Leigh Anne lives in New York City, but also claims Phoenix, Dallas and Cleveland as hometowns. Leigh Anne holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, where she also studied European history.

Email Leigh Anne at [email protected]

Leigh Anne Zinsmeister’s experience:

- Group Managing Editor, Foodservice Media (June 2026-present)

- Group Managing Editor, Informa’s Foodservices Vertical (Aug. 2021-June 2026)

- Group Content Manager, Informa Restaurant and Food Group (Feb. 2020-Aug. 2021)

- Digital Content Manager, Informa Restaurant and Food Group (April 2018-Feb. 2020)

- Digital Content Producer, Informa Restaurant and Food Group (June 2016-April 2018)

- Community Moderator, Mail Online (March 2014-June 2016)

- Wire Editor, Gannett’s Phoenix Design studio (The Arizona Republic, The Reno Gazette-Journal, The Statesman Journal, The Great Falls Tribune, The Visalia Times-Delta, The Tulare Advance Register, The Salinas Californian, The St. George Spectrum, The Desert Sun, The Coloradoan) (Jan. 2012-March 2014)

## Entities

- QSR (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Tropical Smoothie Cafe (company)
- limited time offers (topic)
- Schlotzsky's (company)
- restaurant promotions (topic)
- Leigh Anne Zinsmeister (person)
- Informa's Foodservice Media (company)
- national watermelon day (topic)
- loyalty app deals (topic)

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Originally reported by Leigh Anne Zinsmeister, Nation's Restaurant News (https://www.nrn.com/food-trends/4-ways-restaurants-are-celebrating-national-watermelon-day). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c080582b-0164-47af-9247-54eb1c42a501).