Choosing The Right Menu Printing Company

If you own a restaurant and do a significant amount of carry-out/togo orders, chances are you’ll need to reprint your menus frequently.

Because your takeout menu is hands-down your most effective advertisement, it is wise to work with a printing company that knows the restaurant industry inside and out. After all, you are going to be spending a lot of money on printing, so you need to find a printer that understands the intricacies of the restaurant world and can accommodate accordingly. So, how do you go about choosing the right menu printing company? Here are some tips to help you make the best decision possible:

Fair Pricing

Something you should look for when choosing a menu printing company is a fair, affordable price. If you go through thousands of menus each year, see if they will offer bulk discounts. Many reputable menu printing companies price their printing on quantity – so the more the print, usually the lower cost per piece (we offer restaurant menu printing as low as $0.02 a menu).

Fast Turnaround

Another thing that you should look for when choosing a menu printing company is their turnaround time. You need to make sure you have the most current version of your menu in the customers’ hands as soon as possible. So, if you find a company that costs more but has a better turnaround time, it might be worth the extra money, especially if you are trying to promote a time-sensitive special. We can typically turn around most jobs (from 50 to 500,000 menus) in about a week. Of course, if we are designing your menu, you can expect an additional 10-14 days to professionally design your new menu. Be weary of printers that offer design and printing turnaround in under 7 days. Chances are they are using a menu template but still charging you for a custom design.

The right menu printing company should also offer a guarantee policy. For instance, here at Taradel, our customer’s satisfaction is always our top priority. If there is an error in the printing, turnaround time, or any other factor that we control, we’ll do everything in our power to make it right.

Free Samples

Make sure the menu printing company you choose offers free samples of their work. They should be more than happy to ship these to you free of charge. Steer clear of any companies that are hesitant to send you samples of their menus or other jobs they have done. A quality menu printing company should be more than happy to send you real examples of work they’ve done for other restaurants.

Click here to get free samples of menus we’ve printed for restaurants all over the United States. We’ll send your samples out next business day at the latest – in many cases we can ship out same business day.