In 2026, YJCEN supplied two dual-screen 55-inch digital drive-thru menu boards for a new restaurant project in Europe. Each unit combines two 55-inch portrait screens, providing four screens in total for displaying menus and promotional content beside the drive-thru lane.
During project discussions, the customer highlighted the need to plan separate pedestrian and vehicle routes and make effective use of the space reserved for menu displays. YJCEN recommended a dual-screen configuration based on the restaurant’s scale, expected customer traffic, menu and promotional content, and available lane width.
Project Overview
| Location | Europe |
|---|---|
| Application | Restaurant drive-thru |
| Project year | 2026 |
| Product | Digital drive-thru menu boards |
| Quantity | 2 units |
| Screen configuration | 2 × 55-inch portrait screens per unit |
| Total screens | 4 × 55-inch screens |
| Brightness | 3,000 nits |
| Protection rating | IP66 |
| Installation | Freestanding units beside the drive-thru lane |
Project Requirements: Planning Displays for a New Restaurant
The customer was developing a new restaurant and selecting its drive-thru display equipment as part of the site planning process. The project called for a configuration that could accommodate the restaurant’s menu and promotional content while fitting the space allocated beside the vehicle lane.
The customer also identified the separation of pedestrian and vehicle routes as a planning requirement. The menu boards needed to work within that broader layout, with their position and overall footprint considered alongside the planned vehicle route.
Matching the Display Area to the Menu
The restaurant needed to present multiple food categories, prices and promotional messages. The amount of content was therefore an important factor in deciding how many screens each unit should include.
Two adjacent screens provide separate areas for organising menu categories and featured offers. This gave the customer a layout around which to plan its content, with room to distribute product images and pricing across the paired panels.
Considering Restaurant Scale and Customer Traffic
The customer described the restaurant as a high-traffic location and wanted to make effective use of the space reserved for its menu displays.
YJCEN considered the restaurant’s scale together with its content requirements when recommending the screen configuration. The aim was to provide a suitable display area for the planned menu presentation within the available installation space.
Fitting the Planned Vehicle Route
Lane width and the area reserved for the equipment were also part of the selection process. Adding screens increases the overall width of a menu board, so the configuration needed to be considered in relation to the site layout.
The recommendation focused on the menu display equipment within the customer’s broader plan for separate pedestrian and vehicle routes. The selected units would present menu information beside the drive-thru lane.
The Solution: Two Dual-Screen 55-Inch Menu Boards
YJCEN recommended and supplied two freestanding units, each with two 55-inch portrait screens mounted side by side on a shared pedestal.
This provided four screens in total. The configuration was selected by considering the amount of menu and promotional content, the restaurant’s scale, the lane width and the available installation area together.
With 3,000-nit brightness and an IP66 protection rating, the menu boards are designed for outdoor menu presentation beside the drive-thru lane. The high-brightness screens support menu visibility in bright daylight, while the enclosure provides protection against dust and powerful water jets.
A Paired-Screen Layout for Menu Content
The installation photographs show menu content distributed across both screens of each unit. Food images, categories and prices are arranged within the paired portrait panels.
The two-screen format gives the restaurant flexibility to allocate space between menu sections and promotional messages. The content layout can be organised around the restaurant’s priorities, including the number of items and offers it needs to display.
A Recommendation Based on the Site
The dual-screen configuration was chosen for this project’s requirements. The recommendation brought together three practical considerations:
- Content: The number of menu items, categories and promotional messages.
- Restaurant scale: The customer’s planned operation and expected traffic.
- Available space: The installation area and width of the drive-thru lane.
Considering these factors together helped define a suitable screen arrangement during the new restaurant’s planning process.
On-Site Installation
The project photographs show two dual-screen menu boards positioned beside the restaurant building, near the ordering area. Both units are freestanding, with the screens facing the adjacent vehicle lane.
The illuminated displays show the restaurant’s menu across four 55-inch screens. The wider site photograph also documents the relationship between the menu boards, the ordering point and the lane-side installation space.
Planning Menu Displays as Part of a New Restaurant Build
This project illustrates how menu display selection can be addressed during the planning of a new restaurant. The customer’s requirements included menu and promotional presentation, effective use of the reserved space, and coordination with a site layout that considered pedestrian and vehicle routes.
For this restaurant, the selected solution was two dual-screen units with four 55-inch screens in total. The configuration brought the customer’s content requirements and available installation space into the same selection process.
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