#TheGreatAmericanTakeout movement trends on social media as restaurants promote takeout during the coronavirus pandemic

On Tuesday, a coalition of restaurants banded together to participate in #TheGreatAmericanTakeout. These restaurants urged consumers to order at least one takeout or delivery meal to show support for the restaurant community.

“Because dine-in meals are no longer being served at most restaurants, delivery and pick-up are the only ways to support these struggling businesses,” the coalition said in a statement.

The chains included California Pizza Kitchen, Chevys Fresh Mex, El Torito, The Habit Restaurants Inc., Jason’s Deli, Lemonade, Modern Market, Noodles & Company, Panera Bread and Veggie Grill, while various independent restaurants participated across the country.

Did consumers participate in #TheGreatAmericanTakeout? Why yes, they did.

Basketball legend LeBron James, who owns about 10% of Blaze Pizza, retweeted the chain’s plea to customers to support #TheGreatAmericanTakeout:

That post alone undoubtedly boosted the profile of the event, as James has more than 45 million Twitter followers.

#TheGreatAmericanTakeout was one of the trending topics on Twitter with over 10,000 mentions at one point.

The editors of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality even participated in the movement.

We asked the Nation’s Restaurant News Facebook community about their participation, and they responded with some of their own stories:

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