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Get input from parents and children to design kids’ meals
that are nutritious, satisfying and tasty. The payoff: options that appeal to
children are good for your sales.
Three participants of the National Restaurant Association’s Kids
LiveWell program share how they developed winning kids’ meals.
Discover best practices from Arby’s,
Applebee’s and bd’s Mongolian to
get started:
Make sure your menu evolves to keep pace with kids’ changing
tastes. Applebee’s started with what seemed fun for kids and added a few
“stealth healthy” options, says Darin Dugan, senior vice president of marketing
and culinary. “We approached the new menu by asking what kids and parents
wanted and let that steer our development,” Dugin says. “The result has been
very encouraging.”
