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By creating dedicated zones for mobile ordering and pickup, restaurants can serve more guests in less time while delivering a better customer experience. Here’s how to make it work this fall:

What Are Mobile Ordering Zones?
Mobile ordering zones are clearly marked areas where guests can place and pick up orders using their mobile devices. These zones can be set up outside your restaurant, in event spaces, or even in pop-up tents at community gatherings. Using solutions like Masa+ Online Ordering, guests can scan a QR code, browse your menu, pay digitally, and receive a confirmation, without standing in line or waiting at a counter.

Why Fall Events Are the Perfect Opportunity
Fall is packed with outdoor happenings that bring together local communities. These events are often fast-paced and crowded, with attendees looking for quick bites on the go. Traditional dine-in or even takeout models may slow things down, especially if staff is limited. With mobile ordering zones:

• Guests can order ahead from your full or limited event menu
• Staff can prepare food in batches and focus on fulfillment
• You reduce bottlenecks at payment stations or order windows
• Orders are organized, labeled, and tracked via the POS

It’s a win-win: your team stays efficient, and guests enjoy fast service on-demand.

How to Set Up Effective Mobile Ordering Zones

1. Use Signage and QR Codes
Place clear signs around the event or near your location directing guests to “Order Here” or “Skip the Line.” Seamless QR codes from Masa+ link directly to your unique digital menu and online storefront. Merchants can even assign a unique QR code to a numbered station, so orders can be hand delivered directly to the customer.

2. Streamline Your Menu
For speed and simplicity, consider offering a pared-down menu with high-margin and easy-to-prepare items.

3. Prep a Pickup Plan
Designate staff or volunteers to manage the pickup table or hand deliveries to the ordering zone, verify order names/numbers, and keep the area clean and flowing.

4. Advertise Ahead of Time
Promote your mobile ordering option on social media, in email newsletters, and on local event pages so customers know what to expect and where it is.

5. Use Data to Improve
After the event, review mobile order volume, ticket size, and fulfillment times using Aldelo Express POS reporting tools to refine your strategy for next time.

Extend the Experience Beyond the Event
Fall events are opportunities to introduce your restaurant to new audiences. Use digital ordering zones to offer digital loyalty signups, enhance your sales, and promote limited-time offers. This helps build relationships that last beyond the season.

Creating mobile ordering zones during local fall events helps restaurants deliver on the promise of fast service and happy customers, even during your busiest weekends. With the right tools in place, your team can turn crowded gatherings into efficient, profitable operations.

Masa+ also supports QR code-enabled:

• Multi-Store Loyalty Rewards earning and redemption
• eGift Card purchase, reload, redemption, and sharing via SMS text message
• Promo Cards – “smart digital offers” that are single-use, limited-time, and/or customer-specific
• Online Ordering

All seamlessly integrated with Aldelo Express Cloud POS for restaurants!

Learn more by contacting an Aldelo representative today at [email protected] or 925-621-2410

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