Among other eco-friendly initiatives, Oakville Place stocks its food court with restaurant-quality plates, preventing waste generated by the disposable kind.

Delicious food is an emotional experience shoppers respond positively to, and they’ll stay longer to enjoy it. Almost half of all shoppers will make a purchase at a food court. Be sure you’re making the most of yours!

Parque Nascente, a Portuguese shopping center, offered a variety of daily enticements to draw in diners.

To promote its upcoming food court, Laguna Hills Mall ran a three-week series of teaser ads, inserted a coupon folio into 50,000 newspapers, a shopping bag into another 50,000, and distributed 75,000 flyers on the opening day.

Centre Laval asked shoppers to participate in an adventurous sidewalk sale, featuring a 10-day nautical-themed bargain hunt. A sampling promotion was developed in order to keep the food court tenants involved, which boosted food sales and raised awareness of the restaurants.

Seeking to tap into the office worker market, White Plains Galleria’s “Especially for You” campaign saw costumed Santa helpers hand-deliver promotional gold packages to 10,000 business employees. The campaign was highly successful, with 16.8 percent of giftees responding.

Realizing that 5 million people eat in mall food courts every day, Cafe USA launched an entertainment and news program broadcast for food courts across the country. Participating malls could become a “local affiliate” and advertise for four minutes every half-hour.

Buena Park Mall gave away 1,000 pounds of sweet onions—and an extra 600 pounds after the first batch ran out—as part of its Mother’s Day promotion. Food court merchants each handed out more than 1,000 samples, and enjoyed sales increases up to 20%.

An all-day celebration kicked off the opening of phase 1 of a new Food Hall at Farmers Market Jamaica.