Restaurant Chains Prepare For Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday Mashup
Valentine’s Day… a day of love and big spending. The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts total spending on significant others to reach a record high this year at $14.2 billion. But this year February 14 also happens to be Ash Wednesday, the kickoff of the Lenten season.
Catholics are supposed to abstain from eating meat on not only Ash Wednesday, but the Fridays during Lent leading up to Easter Sunday. During this time many chains feature specials and limited time offerings for seafood to appeal to the crowd that observes...
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