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Best Digital Menu Boards for Quick-Service Restaurants: WAND Digital vs NCR

Digital menu boards for fast food restaurants, or quick service restaurants (QSRs), and fast casual restaurants are a must-have for the best customer experience and to scale your business. But with an array of technology to pick from, how do you choose the best digital display software and hardware for your franchise? In this article we’ll compare a few key features and offerings of WAND’s digital menu board platform with NCR’s

Digital Menu Kiosk Case Study: Chartwells at University of Chicago

Case Studies

Meet Devin Davis, Senior Marketing Manager, Chartwells Higher Ed, University of Chicago and WAND Digital client. Devin is an innovator on a mission to make UC the top academic dining experience in America. We're just happy to play a role in his story and help him along the way. But don't take our word for it, hear what he has to say about the efficiency of WAND Digital menu technology 😉

Why It’s Time to Go Digital with Drive-thru Menu Boards

Technology

Fast-food drive-thrus are nestled in Americana snugly between baseball and apple pie. Since 1947, drive-thrus have been a staple in how hungry travelers eat on the road, and their value in the fast-food and casual restaurant industry has only strengthened over the past 75 years. Drive-thru menu boards and technology have evolved and adapted to changing consumer behaviors and technological advancements, and they now provide a meal and an experience without ever forcing folks to leave their cars.

3 Ways to Measure Your Campaign Success with Digital Menu Technology

Best Practices

You have committed to the investment of digital menu technology. You have menu boards installed and running in your restaurants. You have poured all of your creativity and resources into your content. Now it’s time to see if all your effort was worth it.

A tall rack of baked bread loaves underneath five vertical video menu screens showing soups and sandwiches.

25 Questions to Ask Before Switching to Digital Menu Display Boards

Best Practices

Are you thinking about upgrading to digital menu technology? Not only can it add a modern look and feel to your restaurant, but it is also proven to drive increased revenue. It’s not all about the screen and player, though— in some ways, that’s the easy part.

An Auntie Anne's digital menu is in the foreground of the restaurant's storefront.

How Digital Menu Boards Impact Perceived Customer Wait Time

Customer Experience

People hate waiting. This is a statement that seems to be true for everybody, whether it’s waiting at the doctor’s office, waiting for the elevator, or waiting in line at a restaurant.

Three vertical digital signs showcase blended coffee and smoothies behind a counter holding ingredients and tools.

3 Affordable Ways to Find Quality Photos and Videos for Your Menu Board Design

Best Practices

You already know that digital menu boards are an attractive way to showcase your products, motivate your customers, and streamline the management of your business. However, if you don’t have content that is fresh, modern and interactive, you run the risk of losing out on the full benefits associated with digital menu technology.

Six vertical digital menu boards are hung from a restaurant ceiling.

The Ultimate Guide to Designing the Best Digital Restaurant Menu

Best Practices

If your kitchen creates mouthwatering dishes but no one ever orders them, does your restaurant even stand a chance? In short, not so much.

Six shoppers are browsing a deli counter while four horizontal menu boards hang overhead.

How to Use Video Menus to Motivate and Drive Sales at Your Restaurant

Growth & Scaling

Our eyes were designed from day one to see motion. Using our peripheral vision to help us spot a food source or a potential predator were the key to survival, motivating us to move – closer or further away. Today, this survival mechanism might help us in different situations but it still definitely exists.

A Cinnabon storefront with customers, employees, and video menu boards hung throughout.

Why TV Screens Don’t Work as Digital Menu Boards

Customer Experience

“Can’t I just purchase a TV, plug in a jump drive, and run my menu using Power Point?” This is one of the most commonly asked questions we receive about digital menus at WAND Corporation.

One vertical video board advertises BonBites and Iced Coffee at a Cinnabon.

How Digital Menu Boards Impact Perceived Customer Wait Time

Customer Experience

People hate waiting. This is a statement that seems to be true for everybody, whether it’s waiting at the doctor’s office, waiting for the elevator, or waiting in line at a restaurant.