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Editor's note: This article is part of KSL's App of the Week, which features a different app with Utah ties each Thursday. Send tips for future articles to ddewey@ksl.com. SALT LAKE CITY — The FavoriteEats app makes it easy to discover new Utah restaurants while also keeping track of all your loyalty points.
"Our goal is to deliver a powerful tool to restaurants to allow them to engage with their customers and get them to come back more often but also make it way more convenient for consumers to join the loyalty programs of their favorite restaurants," said Glen Womble, founder of FavoriteEats.
Instead of having to carry around a stack of different punch cards, customers can just use the app and their phone number to earn free food. Customers can also sign-up to receive text alerts for special deals or events if they want, but it isn't required, Womble said.
On the app, customers are also given the opportunity to get $5 off their meal for trying a new place for the first time.
"The best way to decide if you like a restaurant is to actually try it instead of relying on reviews," Womble said. "We just say forget that, let's just give you a great deal and try it out. If you love it great, you can go back; if not, then you didn't spend much. No harm, no foul."
So far, the company has teamed up with 90 different restaurants in Utah with plans to double that number in the coming months.
"Beyond that, we plan to start expanding into markets close by in neighboring states and hopefully, slowly but surely, add FavoriteEats restaurants all over the country," Womble said.
To celebrate a complete overhaul of the app, FavoriteEats is giving away $1,000 worth of free meals to a total of 17 winners. To enter the giveaway, visit the company's Facebook page.
