Sell to restaurants?
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Preferred
Partner today.
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Need to know about restaurants far before they open?
Get connected with restaurant owners before your competitors with our revenue-driving Partnership.
Our Preferred Partners are Exclusive to one company per category per market.
Apply to become a Preferred Partner and instantly start benefiting from these B2B Marketing opportunities:
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Get access to the owners of planned restaurants to sell your products & services to them before they open with our Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads.
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Get credibility with an endorsement from What Now Orange County. Look for the “verified” badge.
Get noticed
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Get noticed through advertising, an interactive digital profile, and unlimited blogging.
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Apply Now! Only one Preferred Partner “slot” per industry available. Claim yours before your competition does!
Partners include brands like Sysco, DoorDash, and SpotOn.
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Get Access To The Owners Of Planned Restaurants Before They Open.
Don’t let your competitors contact our leads before you do.
100% of our Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads include the direct contact information for the owners of yet-to-open restaurants.
Since What Now Orange County breaks restaurant, retail, and real estate news, we’re the first to discover new prospects and connect them to our Partners well before traditional lead generation providers
Each Pre-Opening B2B Sales Lead Includes:
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An owner of a planned restaurant
(Owner/
Operator)
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The owner of the planned restaurant’s Direct Phone Number (Cell, Office)
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The owner of the planned restaurant’s Email Address(es)
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The new or growing restaurant’s physical address
Receive up to 40+ Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads per month sent directly to your email.
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Get Access To Owners Of Planned Restaurants Before They Open.
Get listed with partners like DoorDash, Sysco, and SpotOn.
These partners are already benefiting from being the first to know.
Preferred Partners Eligibility:
What Now Orange County partners with one organization per industry that demonstrates unmatched excellence in their service to small and midsize businesses. We expect our partners to deliver the highest possible experience in their respective fields to earn our endorsement and referral.
Approved partners meet the following criteria:
Community Focus:
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A majority of your clients are Orange County-based.
Customer Advocacy:
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Does what is best for the customer, always.
Innovation Flexibility:
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Tirelessly looks for ways to enhance products and services in the clients’ best interest.
Entrepreneurial Ethic:
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Is willing to take risks for their clients.
Years In Business:
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Strong roots. Minimum 5 years required.
If you’d like to explore becoming a What Now Orange County Preferred Partner and unlock our B2B Marketing opportunities, please contact us.
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Only one Preferred Partner “slot” per industry available. Claim yours before your competition does!
Get Access To Owners Of Planned Restaurant’s Before They Open.
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Get listed in our Preferred Partner Directory as our Exclusive Partner.
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Inclusion in the Pre-Opening Checklist Resource Guide: We put this guide directly into the hands of soon-to-be restaurant operators.
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You’ll get rotating AD space on the OC homepage created automatically using the content from your profile.
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Access to Accelerate events: We bring you face-to-face with your prospects at this bi-monthly event so you can close deals in person.
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Category Exclusivity: Partnerships are limited to one company per category per city. Claim your spot before your competitors do.
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Only one Preferred Partner “slot” per industry available. Claim yours before your competition does!
You're The First To Know Because
We're The First To Know.
Here’s how we create our
Pre-Opening B2B Sales Leads:
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What Now harvests business prospects (who’s opening, growing, and expanding) through official City permit filings, real estate insider information, reader tips, and community outreach.
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OC analysts filter harvested business prospects and vets them for credibility. Non-credible prospects are disposed while credible prospects are submitted to our news researchers for business development information.
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Our news researchers convert credible prospects (40 per month on average) into actionable sales intelligence with key contact information like the restaurant owner's cell numbers and email addresses.
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What Now sends our Partners Pre-Opening Alerts in real time via email as soon as the data is human-verified
cursorApply NowOnly one Preferred Partner “slot” per industry available. Claim yours before your competition does!
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Coming soon: Direct integration with leading CRM softwares like Salesforce.
Please note: Preferred Partners are limited to ONE per industry and are approved based on community focus, customer advocacy, innovation flexibility, entrepreneurial ethic and years in business.

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