It may seem harder that new trends keep coming ever year. Granted, it often takes time to figure out how to make trends provide the most value for drive-thru restaurants and their customers. But every year some trends make big breakthroughs.

At CE we stock and sell high quality drive-thru equipment and accessories at practical prices. These include our batteries, cabled intercom, and related components and accessories from HME, Panasonic, 3M/PAR, CE and Fast Track.

People like to eat certain foods at different times of the year, and the upcoming holiday season is no exception. Seasonal rotating of LTOs (Limited Time Offerings) is an effective way to attract fast food customers to your drive-thru.

Broken equipment is an irritation for drive-thru operators, crew members, and customers – especially essential equipment such as headsets and timers. In most cases, CE Repairs can repair your damaged product within 24 hours of receiving it (some limitations and exclusions apply). If we can’t fix it within 24 hours, the repair is FREE.

It’s frustrating when an important drive-thru equipment requires lengthy down time due to extensive repair. Fortunately there are many times when broken equipment might not need a full drive-thru repair at our shop. In fact, our Drive-Thru Repair Technical Support can guide you in fixing it yourself.

Providing your customers with an exceptional drive-thru experience is a powerful way to encourage them to return to your restaurant again and again. From the moment customers enter your lot until they drive away, your zones should all work together to create the drive-thru experience customers expect and appreciate. These techniques will make it happen:

Drive-thru restaurants depend on well-maintained drive-thru parts and equipment to deliver fast, accurate service to their guests. Depending on how many restaurants you operate, failing to repair and maintain your critical parts can put a dent in your profitability

CE Repairs gets a lot of questions from drive-thru operators. Here are four questions you should know the answer to.

With long lines becoming a daily event in the drive-thru lane, sending out line busting teams rather than one crew member has become the norm. It’s more efficient to have multiple crew members, but there are other ways to serve your customers faster.

Tandem drive-thru lanes, the single lane that enables two cars to get through the same amount of space independent of each other, are growing in popularity. A tandem lane starts with two separate order points, each with their own order taker. It has two pickup windows so both cars can follow the same path when ordering and receiving their meals, resulting in faster customer service and guests driving away with a positive drive-thru experience.