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Queen Creek Olive Mill launches online grocery ordering
As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Arizona, the demand for essential groceries has also been on a steady increase. With shelter-in-place, grocery shopping has become a challenge. Most stores have long lines and empty shelves—but not at Queen Creek Olive Mill. Here, the team is making it easy to skip the hassle with online ordering, local delivery and curbside pick-up to preserve time and protect everyone’s well-being. “Grocery shopping has changed,” says Perry Rea, owner of the Queen Creek Olive Mill. “But through our smaller business model and local suppliers, our shelves are full and restocked daily. Online ordering will make it even easier.” Both locations of Queen Creek Olive Mill—Queen Creek and Kierland—have stepped up safety measures in accordance with CDC, state and local guidelines to ensure the safety of staff and customers. The Queen Creek location is now taking online orders with local delivery and curbside pick-up for their restaurant, bakery and grocery items. The Kierland location is taking call-ahead orders instead of online ordering, but also provides curbside pick-up. “We have all the essentials that are hard to find in regular big-box stores. From fresh cage-free eggs to milk and flour, most of our inventory is local, produced in house at The Mill or locally sourced from Arizona. When you shop here, you can feel confident that you are shopping and supporting local,” Rea adds. For more information about online ordering and local delivery at the Queen Creek location, head to queencreekolivemill.com/pages/ local-delivery-curbside-pick-up. For the Kierland location, call 480-361-9860 for call ahead
Einstein Bros. Bagels offer new family meals
Einstein Bros. Bagels is working to reduce at-home stress and encouraging families to make their time together count through the launch of family meals. Family meals are available through takeout, order ahead on the Einstein Bros. Bagels mobile app or calling ahead to a local store. • Hot & Ready Brunch Box: Feeds six to eight people, $29.99 A made-to-order box for families looking for a treat after a hard week of working from home and/or home schooling, this box includes six fresh-baked bagels, one tub of shmear, three egg sandwiches cut in half (one farmhouse, two bacon and cheddar), four blueberry muffins and four twice-baked hash browns. • Nova Lox Add-On Kit: Feeds four people, $19.99 This add-on kit includes cold-smoked Nova Lox salmon, freshly sliced red onion, tomato and lemon and savory capers. • Take & Make Pizza Bagel Kit: Feeds six people, $9.99 With this easy-to-make pizza kit, parents no longer need to dream of the day kids make dinner. The kit includes all of the ingredients needed to make six cheese pizza bagel slices and six pepperoni pizza bagel slices, giving kids a fun activity and their parents a break. • Take & Make Bagel Deli Kit: Feeds six people, $29.99 Guests can set up a sandwich shop in their kitchen and have the family build their own freshbaked bagel sandwiches for less than $5 per person. This kit
includes six fresh-baked bagels, plenty of turkey and ham, cheddar cheese, fresh-cut tomato, onion and lettuce, and comes with mayonnaise and mustard packets. “As more consumers continue to work from home and schools remain temporarily closed, we know that families are spending a lot of time together, and we want to make sure they make the most of it,” said Chad Thompson, vice president of culinary innovation, Einstein Bros. Bagels. “Our three family meals provide a good reason for everyone to gather around the kitchen table and enjoy a great meal together.” Einstein Bros. Bagels is urging guests to order ahead through the company’s app, available on Google Play or the App Store, where guests can submit and pick up their order quickly in-store. Info: einsteinbros.com
Cox Media helping local restaurants with free advertising
As part of its ongoing coronavirus relief efforts, the Arizona Cox Media team, the advertising division of Cox Communications, is offering local restaurants free television advertising to assure patrons that they are open for takeout and delivery services and share their new hours of operation. More than 150 local Arizona restaurants are already taking advantage of this offer. Restaurant groups, such as the Arizona Restaurant Association, are also using this opportunity to launch and promote creative takeout campaigns that benefit the broader food community. “At this difficult time for our restaurant and so many friends, we know keeping our business top of mind will help us get through this challenging time,” says Brad Danler, general manager, The Henry. “Thanks to our Cox media partners support, we have been able to do what we do best, feed people, through a new to-go program for our neighbors.” To take advantage of the Cox Media offer, restaurant owners should email marketinginsights@ coxmedia.com and include the name and location of their establishment. Cox is also joining with other Internet & Television Association members to provide $100 million
in public service advertising through June to help educate consumers on the pandemic and prevent the spread of the virus. Info: cox.com
Copper Mule Kitchen & Bar opens for pickup and curbside meals
Copper Mule Kitchen & Bar is offering pick-up and curbside meal and beverage service along with specials, from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Specials include half-off appetizers and wings; 30% off bottles of wine with food purchase; $2 bottled beers with food purchase; buy one, get one half prize sandwich or burger combination; 20% off all entrees. The restaurant is located at 23335 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite D105, Scottsdale. Info: 480.305.0907, coppermuleaz.com
Vegan restaurant serving family meals
To make vegan dining more convenient and accessible during the mandated restaurant closures, 24 Carrots is offering family meals Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Each freshly made meal serves four to six people. Menus will be posted under events on the 24 Carrots Facebook page; preorder and purchase can be made via the new online store. Limited items specials and creative menu additions will also be posted on social media, which guests can order by texting 480.753.4411. A member of 24 Carrots will then confirm order and get it ready to go. Guests can request curbside service when ordering to make pick-up quick, easy and safe. Delivery options include Postmates, Grubhub and DoorDash. Meanwhile 24 Carrots is working on its own delivery service with one-day advance preorders within a regional delivery window, with future expansion of range as well as delivery hours in the works.
