In its most traditional sense, a drive-thru needs three components, 1- a sign, 2- a way in which to communicate and 3- vehicle detection so you know someone is waiting to place an order. While these alone are far better than nothing, there are new and innovative ways to cater to the emerging clientele desperate […]
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First, let’s make sure we’re on the same page and describe what order confirmation screens (OCS) are as they pertain to quick service restaurants (QSRs). Whether you are at the counter or at the drive-thru some restaurants have forward-facing screens that display your order back to you as it is being entered into the point-of-sale […]
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Nowadays, convenience is king and there are few innovations in the restaurant industry have proven as consistently valuable as the drive-thru. For quick service restaurants (QSRs), drive-thrus not only offer convenience for customers but it is an added revenue stream that concurrently increases overall business efficiency. If your restaurant has the space, checks the zoning […]
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Many of today’s drive-thrus are no longer just a backlit menu board with a speaker enclosure. As generations age up the expectation for technology to impact their experience has supplanted many of the “old school” ways of doing things – and rightfully so! From operational efficiency to real-time marketing, the shift to digital brings a […]
[Continue reading…]Seeing as how it has been a while that we have passed along some good reads, we thought we’d take this week to do so. As we wrap up the 3rd quarter of 2013 and stare the holiday season down, these articles, courtesy of QSR Magazine, take a look at some interesting ideas and concepts […]
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Restaurant owners seem to have an increased interest in adding drive-thru menu boards to their locations. This should come as no surprise considering that those with drive-thrus see 60-70% of their total revenue pass through the lane. Because of this fact, people become easily enamored with the idea of what a drive-thru could do for […]
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