00:00Newcastle is based on brilliant places to eat, from elegant fine dining to laid-back lunches, sandwiches to sizzling steaks.
00:08Yet despite this vibrant food scene, many venues face a common challenge, during term time attracting customers at lunchtime.
00:17That's where Anyone's Lunch Club steps in.
00:21Anyone's Lunch Club is a weekly initiative designed to celebrate some of the best restaurants in the city
00:27and to dine out over that lunch period and enjoy delicious offers.
00:31Anyone's Lunch Club came about as a direct result of businesses in the city saying,
00:35you know what, midweek lunchtime trade isn't as popular as it used to be, that could be for a number of factors,
00:40but we really want to put the focus on how great it is to eat in the city over lunch.
00:44So we consulted with a number of businesses, the guys from Meatstack were fantastic.
00:48They were the ones that initially consulted with us and said, is there anything that we can do as the bid, as the business improvement district?
00:55That's when we got to work and we came up with this idea which almost mimics a little bit of restaurant week,
01:00giving people a set day in the week which is, if you're going to go out to lunch, why don't you do it on this day,
01:05get some delicious discounts and also enjoy the brilliant places that we have in the city.
01:10Designed to give participating restaurants a boost, the Lunch Club shines a spotlight on eateries across the city,
01:16inviting locals and visitors alike to enjoy discounted mid-day meals.
01:20The goal is to create a new lunchtime lure, a buzz that brings people back into venues during quieter hours,
01:27helping to boast their business and in turn boost the local economy.
01:31Hiya, I'm Alan, I'm one of the founders of Meatstack and we opened here in 2020.
01:37We do real American cheeseburgers on the big market.
01:42We were established in 2016 and we worked from the Granger market from 2018.
01:49I absolutely love trading in Newcastle, it's a fantastic city filled with fantastic people.
01:55I love being in the centre of the town, the big market especially.
01:59It's really vibrant, full of energy and yeah, it's a great place to be.
02:03It's really exciting to be part of the Lunch Club, it's something that I think will help the city immeasurably.
02:08We've seen a steady decline in people eating out during the week over lunchtime.
02:13In the last couple of years the trend is declining, so any initiative to try and get people to leave their lunch at home
02:20and go out and visit a local restaurant is a great one, I think.
02:23Our normal lunch offer will be on all the time, but this Anyone Lunch Club will have its own specific offer just on a Tuesday every week.
02:32So yeah, I think it's great that Anyone have got behind all the businesses to just be more vocal about coming out for lunch.
02:40So we anticipate in terms of the impact that businesses who are involved in this initiative will see a significant uplift on those Tuesdays.
02:47But also it's not just about the Tuesdays, it's about demonstrating that lunchtime dining in the city is perfect.
02:53Whether you're actually at work and you want to nip away from your desk, it's good for morale generally, but it's also really good for your belly as well.
02:59And we'll see you in the next couple of minutes a while today.
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