Guide
Replacing paper with a screen is the best upgrade a kitchen can make, and the most likely to be rushed. A phased changeover keeps service steady.
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Replacing paper with a screen is the best upgrade a kitchen can make, and the most likely to be rushed. A phased changeover keeps service steady.
The change is about habits. Cooks are used to tearing a ticket and spiking it. A display asks for a bump when an order is done. Give people a week of both and the screen wins on its own.
Keep the printer as a fallback until the team trusts the board, then reduce it to runner tickets.
Place the display where each station can read it without turning.
Run both paper and screen for the first week.
Match the timers to your real ticket-time standard.
Show each station how to clear a ticket.
| Week | What runs | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 to 3 | Paper and screen | Get used to the board |
| Day 4 to 7 | Screen first, paper backup | Trust the board |
| Week 2 | Screen with runner tickets | Remove clutter |
| Week 3 | Fine-tune routing | Optimize |
A diner runs paper and a display side by side for a week. By Friday the cooks are bumping tickets without thinking, and the owner removes two of the three printers.
A device or pricing decision looks bigger on paper than it is in practice. Most owners are well served by choosing for their busiest ten minutes, keeping the first setup simple and adding pieces as volume proves the need.
Talk to a person at (305) 384-8391. Describe your counter, your busiest hour and how customers pay, and we will recommend the lightest setup that does the job, with installation and training on site.
Hold a ten-minute huddle before the first live service with the display and walk through the five things cooks will do: read a ticket, mark an item done, bump an order, recall a ticket and ask for a remake. Put a printed copy of those steps beside the screen. Most pushback fades within a week once the crew sees that the display never loses a ticket.
As explained by Merchant Fund Express. Updated 2026.
Many kitchens keep one for runner tickets or as backup.
A 24-inch for long lines, a 14-inch for small kitchens and trucks.
Keep a printer as a fallback until you are confident.
Most teams adapt within a week.
There is no published price list because the right number depends on your volume, card mix and devices. Call for a personal quote and a free rate review.
Call (305) 384-8391 and describe how you sell. We will recommend the lightest setup that does the job and tell you honestly if something you were considering is not needed.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
