It’s cold out there, and when it’s not too cold, then it’s too hot. Either that or its raining, snowing, or windy. And that’s why it’s so tempting to ignore maintenance for the drive-thru lane. [Read more…]
Maintenance for Drive-Thru Equipment
Moving Customers Quickly Through the Drive-Thru Lane
For the owner or manager of a quick service restaurant, your drive-thru is your lifeline, because that’s typically where upwards of two-thirds of your revenue comes from. [Read more…]
3 Reasons to Use On-Board Housing for Your Drive-thru Speaker & Mic
It seems that with greater frequency people are asking to have their speaker and microphone as a part of their drive-thru menu board. Is this doable? Yes. Is it ideal? No. The reasons vary but can be summed up in short order. [Read more…]
Drive-thru Headsets- Which One is the Best?
There are three major players in the drive-thru headset world; HME, Panasonic and 3M. Having worked with all three systems we’ve come to learn a thing or two about each of them. As it goes for other things in life there is always that “cost/benefit” analysis people often struggle with. [Read more…]
Drive-thru Menu Board Ordering Process
Setting up your drive-thru lane can be much more straight forward than people think. The key to doing it the correct way is to accomplish certain items in a roundabout order. [Read more…]
Bluetooth Drive-thru Headsets? Not so Fast
Recently it has come to light that one of our competitors is selling Bluetooth drive-thru headsets for pennies on the dollar. They also claim to be working with ‘x’ and ‘y’ monster QSR chains. Let’s dig in on this for a moment.
Important Factors When Deciding On a Drive-thru Menu Board
When beginning your search for a new drive-thru menu board it is important to consider a number of factors that will minimize your long-term frustration. Much like other products, the price is the main concern for many when “looking around.” [Read more…]
Free Standing or Wall Mounted Drive-thru?
When going about setting up your drive-thru lane you may find yourself in one of three scenarios:
- New build/design which provides you the greatest deal of latitude in regards to setting up your lane.
- Adding a drive-thru to an existing location through a remodel which limits your ability to do whatever you’d like
- You’ve inherited a pre-existing drive-thru location that often defines where you’re going to place your drive-thru from the outset. [Read more…]
Menu Boards- What We Saw in 2014
As we get set to bookend another year (crazy) we always like to take a look back at some goings-on and trends that have happened over the course of 365 days. In that time we have seen a lot, some of which is good and others not-so-good. Either way, when you sit back and analyze what has transpired it is crazy to think that it all happened in 2014.
In this blog we’re not going to hit you with hard stats and charts about where things are going from where they’ve been. It is more subjective; through sales on our end, things we’ve read and thousands of conversations we’ve had. So without further adieu, take a read of what we’ve seen and let us know if you agree.
Deluxe French Fries Upgrades Drive-thru with Origin Displays
July 29, 2013 Long Island, NY – Origin Display Group Inc., a leading supplier of indoor, outdoor, and digital menu boards is excited to announce their voyage in to the eastern-most part of Canada to provide drive-thru and communication equipment for Deluxe French Fries. Beginning with an upgrade at their Truro, Nova Scotia location, heading north will be a three panel drive-thru and a 4 all-in-one HME headset system.