Case Study of the Week: Introducing Vegan Options

Jan 27, 2025

Quick Serve Restaurant Management

You are to assume the role of the marketing specialist for Go Burger, a quick serve restaurant chain featuring burgers and chicken sandwiches. The director of marketing wants you to create a promotion introducing the chain’s new vegan menu.

Many vegan customers do not dine at Go Burger because there are no vegan entrees on the menu. The only current vegan options include French fries and salads special ordered without cheese. Go Burger will soon be introducing vegan entrée options for the first time. The vegan entrees include:

  • Plant based burger: plain or with BBQ sauce
  • Plant based chicken sandwich: plain, with BBQ sauce, or with marinara sauce

The director of marketing has asked you to create a promotion introducing the chain’s new vegan menu.

Questions?

Randi Bibiano
Competitive Events Specialist
randi@deca.org

Randi Bibiano is DECA's competitive events specialist. In this role, she conceptualizes and authors role-play scenarios for the collegiate and high school division’s competitive events programs. She also manages DECA's online competitive events and serves as a liaison to volunteer efforts at DECA's educational conferences.

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Classroom Connection

Career CLuster:

Hospitality and Tourism

Instructional Area(s):

Promotion

Performance Indicators:

Explain the role of promotion as a marketing function
Identify the elements of the promotional mix
Explain promotional methods used by the hospitality and tourism industry
Explain the use of marketing strategies in hospitality and tourism