From Paper to NFC Menu Tags: When to Make the Switch

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Touch and Order: Open a New Era of Restaurant Payment and Ordering

Have you ever noticed that when you go to a restaurant to eat, the traditional menu on the table has become a series of beautiful labels of different sizes, waiting for you to place an order by just touching your phone or scanning the code? These are the protagonists we are going to introduce – smarter “NFC menu tags”, which make dining more efficient and convenient than ever before. Today, let’s talk about how touch and order has changed our dining experience.

From Paper to NFC Menu Tags: When to Make the Switch

What is Touch and Order?

Feature Details
Technology NFC (Near Field Communication) for quick and contactless ordering.
How It Works Users lightly tap their NFC-enabled phone on the NFC menu tag to access the ordering interface—no app download or scanning needed.
Process Benefits Fast, smooth, and user-friendly, suitable even for first-time users.
Material & Durability Made of waterproof and weatherproof materials (PVC + epoxy resin encapsulation), designed for frequent cleaning and catering environments.
Standard Size 100x100mm; available in round, square, or customized shapes.
Embedded Chips NTAG213, NTAG215, NTAG216; operate at 13.56MHz; support ISO14443A protocol.
Read Distance Approximately 0–10cm.

Advantages of Tap-to-Order

1. Fast and Efficient

Fast and efficient No need to scan the code, just “touch” to place the order and pay. The whole process is completed in a few seconds, which is especially suitable for peak hours when there are many diners, saving a lot of waiting time, thus greatly improving customer experience and satisfaction.

2. Personalized Recommendations

The system can record historical consumption behavior, automatically identify customer identities and recommend related dishes. For example, for users who often order vegetarian food, new dishes or set meals that suit their taste will be recommended first to improve user stickiness.

3. Reduce Operating Costs

NFC Menu Tags are easy to install, durable and stable, reducing the pressure of manual ordering. At the same time, with the intelligent analysis system, it can help restaurants accurately understand hot-selling dishes and slow-selling items, and adjust menus and marketing strategies in a timely manner.

 

From Paper to NFC Menu Tags: When to Make the Switch

Application Scenarios of NFC Menu Tags

1. Unified Management of Chain Brands

By deploying NFC menu tags in each store, chain catering companies can maintain service standardization, improve brand consistency, and enhance customer loyalty.

2. Smart Restaurants

With smart tables, food delivery robots and other equipment, a complete smart catering scene is built to bring customers an immersive dining experience.

3. Campus and Corporate Restaurants

High-density scenes require efficient ordering solutions. NFC Menu Tags can quickly complete ordering and settlement, reduce queues, and improve overall dining efficiency.


How to Experience Tap-to-Order?

It only takes a few simple steps:

  1. Confirm that the restaurant supports tap-to-order;

  2. Turn on the NFC function of your phone (supported by most smartphones);

  3. Place your phone close to the NFC menu tag to immediately enter the ordering interface.

Whether you are in a cafe, bar, restaurant or club, NFC tags with waterproof coating can operate stably. Common tags weigh only about 10g, and support graphic customization with color digital printing, which is both practical and beautiful. You can also add dynamic QR codes, barcodes, personalized codes and other information.

From Paper to NFC Menu Tags: When to Make the Switch

Future Outlook

Tap-to-order has not only changed the ordering process, but also improved customer satisfaction and business operating efficiency. With the popularization of NFC technology, it may be combined with emerging technologies such as AR/VR in the future to bring cooler dining scenes.

Whether you are a catering merchant or a consumer who loves to try new things, it is worth paying attention to this rapidly emerging technology. The next time you dine, you might as well experience the convenience and intelligence of tap-to-order – you may fall in love with it!


If you need free NFC menu tags samples or further customize label size, material or printing process, please contact us. We support OEM customization to help you create a unique brand experience.

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