The Mission of Dine Originals Columbus is to celebrate, support and promote locally owned and operated independent restaurants by providing unique dining experiences for its patrons and collaborative cost savings and marketing services for its members.
You know the restaurant business is tough. It is a competitive battle for patrons, for recognition, and for purchasing power. No one knows this better than our owner/operated independent restaurants and no one appreciates and
relishes the rewards more than we do. We are vested in every way and our daily battle is to create a rewarding and personal dining experience for every guest every time.
Instead of competing with each other, we collaborate for ventures we could not afford to do alone. We participate in grass roots and main stream advertising, joint charitable and community events, and group purchasing. We provide discounted gift certificates as an illustration of appreciation to our guests. We provide joint benefits for our staffs. As of August 2009, we are 40 members strong our sense of camaraderie is remarkable.
We thank you for your interest in Dine Original Columbus and would be pleased to consider your application for membership. New members are accepted twice a year ~ in January and July (this helps us keep our printed
materials accurate and up to date).
The following information is for your review and completion. Please fax the completed application to (614) 228-7445. If you have any questions, please contact Katharine Moore at (614) 208-0110.
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- Increase Membership
- Increase Collaborative Marketing & Advertising Opportunities
- Website Enrichment
- Increase Involvement of member restaurants
- Create “Buying Power” - products, services, etc.
- Quarterly Sale of Gift Certificates online through the DOC website at discounted rate
- Revenue from sale of GC goes to chapter fund which covers annual dues, advertising and other activities
- Local Marketing & Advertising Campaign
- Grass root marketing efforts at community festivals and other promotional opportunities
- Annual “Taste of the Indepenedents” event supporting Buckeye Ranch
- Twice a year Dine originals Columbus Restaurant Week
- Locally owned and operated
- 6 restaurants or less in the Columbus area
- Quality Driven
- Voted by Board of Trustees for acceptance into DOC
- Agree to sell gift certificates online through the DOC website and accept said gift certificates at restaurant in accordance to the guidelines of the GC program
- Provide DOC with necessary information for the DOC website and update this information as requested
- Promotion of DOC in-house through display of official DOC posters, cards, etc., and use of the DOC logo on menus, website, and other appropriate materials
- Participate in various community and chapter activities including fundraisers, chapter meetings, service activities, etc.
- Participate in grass roots marketing efforts with festivals, etc.
- Host a chapter meeting or executive meeting at your restaurant
- Agree to purchase a minimum number of tickets for the annual “Originals Dinner” and promote and sell these tickets prior to the event
- Participate in chapter decision making process through attendance of meeting and/or email correspondence
- Allow Board of Trustees power to execute decisions and actions with the well being of the entire chapter in mind
- Participate in other activities not specifically mentioned herein
- Participate in staff discount
