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Origin Displays Installs Menu Boards at 3 Football Stadiums and 2 Arenas

November 27, 2012 Long Island, NY – Origin Display Group Inc., a leading supplier of indoor, outdoor, and digital menu boards, today has announced the successful installation of digital and traditional menu boards as well as graphics at a series of collegiate football stadiums and arenas.  The 6 week project included 130 menu boards, seventy-five […]

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Menu Board Glossary – Part II

Display Fixtures Counter Displays- When you have run out of window and wall space for your marketing pieces, counter displays are often used right around the point of sale. These displays are typically pretty small and are often used for daily specials, flavors, etc. Easels- Think of an artist and the canvas that they paint […]

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Menu Board Glossary – Part I

Traditional Menu Boards Backlit- Menu boards that have light that shines through translite graphics from the back.  More and more of these types of boards are moving from florescent based lighting to LED to save energy and money. Rail System- Many of the traditional menu board systems have a rail system for hanging.  These are […]

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Moving from Wait-Staff to Quick Service

Recently, I have come across more and more people and their restaurants looking to move from a fast casual, wait-staff approach to a traditional quick service location.  The reasons I have been told range, however, given the right circumstances, this may certainly be a profitable move to make.  Before making a haphazard switch there are […]

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How to Determine How Many Menu Boards You’ll Need

When the time has come for you to address your menu board needs there are a number of factors for you to consider.  Some may read this and think to themselves, “isn’t it just one big board?”  Well it could be, although we wouldn’t recommend that.  Having separate menu boards serves two purposes: 1- You are […]

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Menu Insights from Quick Serve to Sit-Down

Today we are going to borrow some great information from my home and native land and the great white north. Our friends at Restaurant Central are  Canada’s version of QSR Magazine, Fast Casual Magazine, etc. They offer news and trends for all verticals of the restaurant industry. I spent some time on the blog section […]

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4 Lived and Learned Menu Board Experiences

Living and learning from experiences are a part of everyone’s life.  Even my father who “jokingly” claims that he is right 90% of the time allows himself 10% room for error. It is simply a fact of life – no matter how much or how little thought you put into something, there is always that possibility […]

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Random Menu Board Thoughts

As I sit here on a crisp Friday morning trying to collect and organize my thoughts for this very blog I have quickly realized that I can’t.  I have some random thoughts going through my head about menu boards, drive-thrus, digital menu boards, and design but I cannot seem to put together enough about any […]

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10 Ways to Increase Your Bottom Line in 2013

2013 is upon us; the time of year where people analyze their lives and make resolutions.  People become reinvigorated and a sense of motivation fills the air… for about a week.  As for businesses, many take the New Year to take a look at the past and plan for the future.  Here at Origin Displays […]

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Year End Industry News

With us all but ready to tie the bow on another year, I thought I would scour the Internet looking for interesting articles to get the expert’s take on 2012 and what they expect in 2013.  In fairness, it didn’t take too long to find four articles that I found compelling and definitely worth the […]

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