QR Code Press

LongHorn Steakhouse uses QR codes to engage visitors

02/12/201502/11/2015 Stephanie Beck

The restaurant chain is using quick response codes in an effort to target visitors and share promotions. The LongHorn Steakhouse restaurant chain is trying a new promotional campaign using QR codes in order to attempt to be able to better connect with visitors and encourage them to join the company’s loyalty program. The chain opted to print the quick response codes and the details of the promotion onto drink coasters. The drink coasters at the LongHorn Steakhouse now feature QR codes and a text offer that are meant to entice…

QR codes central to TGI Friday’s high tech restaurant

08/11/201408/09/2014 Julie Campbell

The chain is now allowing consumers to use mobile technology to fast track to their meals. TGI Friday’s has now announced that it is improving its overall customer experience through the use of mobile technology and QR codes that will assist guests in being able to get into their eateries and finish their meals considerably faster. The restaurant is testing this smartphone technology at one location, which aims to serve customers within ten minutes. The location is the Manchester Piccadilly Station branch and it is the first of what is…

QR codes to be added to Pasadena restaurant rating placards

07/04/201407/02/2014 Jennifer Goula

The city’s Department of Public Health has also announced a new grade database. The Pasadena Department of Public Health has now announced that its restaurant inspection system is undergoing a considerable update which will include an improved database as well as QR codes that can be scanned by smartphones. The new system became effective immediately and the quick response codes are now starting to appear on placards. The restaurant inspection placards will now be showing customers whether the location has passed, conditionally passed, or failed. The numerical score that was…

Chinese restaurants embrace QR codes

10/16/201310/14/2013 Stephen Vagus

Restaurants use QR codes to spread information QR codes are often used for marketing purposes, but the codes can also be powerful information distribution tools. The codes are easy to produce and can typically be created for free through a wide variety of online resources. This makes QR codes quite attractive for organizations looking to engage consumers, especially those that have become reliant on their mobile devices. In China, the codes are beginning to gain more attention when it comes to information distribution. Food safety information made accessible through use…

QR codes allow QSR to provide truly fast food

08/02/201307/30/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

The appetite of these restaurants for quick response barcodes is proving to be a growing one. If there’s one thing that the top quick service restaurants (QSRs) have in common other than fast food, it appears to be the use of QR codes for a number of purposes ranging from mobile commerce and payments to marketing. Despite the fact that there are even newer technologies than the barcodes, they still have their appeal. Giants including McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Taco Bell are all using QR codes to help them in one…