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Restaurant Partnership Program to Unlock High-Value Business Diners
Our preferred dining program connects you to millions of corporate cardholders. No operational changes required.
Business dining is a $250B market and one of the biggest T&E expenses companies face. Yet most restaurants miss out on this massive opportunity that includes catering, travel meals, and more.
When you join Dinova’s Business Dining Program, your restaurant becomes a preferred option for high-value business diners who work for Home Depot, Salesforce, the U.S. Army, UPS, and more.
See How Dinova’s Restaurant Partnership Program Works
- Our partner corporations direct their employees to Dinova restaurants
- Their employees pay full price using corporate credit cards.
- Dinova analyzes corporate card data and expenses are matched to your restaurant (POS integrations not required).
- You pay a commission that provides dining rebates for corporate partners. Business diners have +50% higher check averages, offsetting the commission cost.
+50%
Higher Average Check Size
+86%
Dine Mid-Week
1-3x
Sales Increase in Year 1
+71%
Are from Out-of-town
Meet Your New Regulars Through Dinova
Our network includes millions of corporate cardholders from Fortune 1000 companies to government agencies and small businesses. These valuable diners:
- Order catering for meetings and team events
- Host client lunches and dinners
- Purchase meals while traveling for business
- Visit primarily mid-week with higher check averages
- Generate your highest EBITDA as guests
Business diners earn personal rewards every time they visit one of Dinova’s 24K+ restaurants, creating loyalty that drives repeat visits. Learn more about our myDinova Rewards program.
Become a Dinova Restaurant Partner in 3 Simple Steps
There is no cost to join, and it is pay for performance. You only pay commission on actual transactions from our diners.
By analyzing corporate card data to track dining, we eliminate the need for operational changes, POS integrations, and coupon codes.
- Schedule a 15-minute introductory call using the form below.
- Sign our restaurant partner agreement and complete onboarding.
- Start welcoming business diners and receive your first invoice.
Maximize Your Restaurant Partnership
As a Dinova restaurant partner, you will have access to additional services that increase traffic and your bottom line. Explore these complimentary, value-added services that become available once you join the dining program.
Search Visibility
Each of your locations gets a dedicated listing within Dinova’s Restaurant Search tool, making it easy for business diners to choose your restaurant.
Corporate Events
Our Dine Assist restaurant sourcing service puts you in front of corporate event planners. Share your private dining capabilities to capture more high-value group bookings.
Digital Marketing
Request premium features like targeted email campaigns, social media posts, and myDinova promotions for extra exposure to our business diners.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my restaurant a fit for Dinova’s restaurant partnership program?
Most likely, yes! We work with a wide variety of restaurants and caterers as well as gifting companies in the US and Canada. Contact our team using the form and ask about business dining spend in your market.
Is there a cost to join?
There is NO COST to join. We don’t charge monthly recurring fees, setup or activation fees, or termination fees. Instead, we have a pay-for-performance model. We only charge a loyalty rebate when one of our business diners uses their corporate card at your restaurant.
When and how am I billed?
We provide you with all the itemized transaction data via a Monthly Activity Report (MAR). The MAR provides you with all the transaction details and it also serves as your invoice. The MAR is received at the end of the month and includes the previous month’s transactions.
How do business diners find participating restaurants?
Your restaurant and any of its locations are listed in our desktop and mobile search tool that is used by business diners. Corporations drive compliance for the program by including Dinova in their policies, procedures, travel booking tools, employee trainings, and more.
What is Dinova’s restaurant partnership program?
Dinova’s restaurant partnership program is a preferred dining program that connects restaurants with business diners from Dinova’s fortune 1,000 corporate partners and government agencies. Partner companies direct their employees to Dinova restaurants, employees pay full price on their corporate card, and Dinova matches the card data back to the restaurant. There is zero cost to join the program.
What are the benefits of partnering with Dinova?
Access to an exclusive audience of business diners is the benefit of the Dinova program. Business diners spend more per visit, reporting 50% higher check sizes compared to consumer diners. They also dine primarily during the week, mid-week visits running 86% higher among Dinova diners. And, they travel – 71% of Dinova diners are from out of town.
How does Dinova’s restaurant partnership program work?
Joining the program is easy – schedule a call, sign our partnership agreement, complete onboarding, and watch the business diners flow in. There are no monthly fees or termination fees, and Dinova only earns commission on transactions for Dinova diners. There are no integrations needed – Dinova does all the work for you.
Contact Us
Complete the form to receive additional information about our dining program or to schedule a 15-minute introduction call.