Drive-Thru Growth Is Rising. Is Your Menu Board Keeping Up?

EXECUTION HAPPENS AT THE LANE

El Pollo Loco is growing. Expanding into new markets, increasing digital adoption, and driving more orders through drive-thru.
But as volume increases, so does pressure at the lane.
Menus change. Promotions rotate. Pricing varies. And when boards aren’t perfectly aligned, it slows decisions, creates confusion, and impacts throughput.

‍Digital Menu Boards by Checkmate give El Pollo Loco control at the point of decision — keeping menus accurate, promotions timely, and execution consistent across every location.

Integrates with your existing systems
Keeps menus and pricing accurate in real time
Rolls out tests and updates systemwide, faster
Built in dayparting and promotion scheduling
Scales reliably across every location
Keep the lane in sync

Test what works. Deploy what sells.

Checkmate removes the guesswork from menu performance — helping you quickly identify what drives sales and roll it out everywhere.

Test creatives across screens, dayparts, and locations
Automatically roll out high-converting versions
Track sperformance by item, store, and time
Pause promotions when items are unavailable
Make faster menu updates for restaurants

Smarter upsells, when they matter

Most upsells are static. Ours aren’t. Checkmate adapts in real time - showing the right prompts based on time of day, location, and demand.

Highlight high-margin add-ons at key moments
Adjust messaging by daypart and store performance
Use dynamic layouts and motion to grab attention
Runs automatically - no staff input required
A visual of how EveryWare works

Menus that shift with the clock

Stop managing menus manually. Checkmate automatically updates boards throughout the day with the right content.

Schedule updates across all locations
Highlight combos, LTOs, and regional items
Customize layouts, pricing, and promos by daypart
Preview and deploy changes instantly
Manage all of your digital channels from one place

Built to scale with EveryWare

Drive-thru is just one part of your digital ordering ecosystem. 

EveryWare is Checkmate’s menu management system — powering menus across drive-thru, in-store, and digital channels, all from a single source of truth.

Manage all digital menus from one platform
Push updates across all locations instantly
Keep pricing and availability aligned with your POS
Maintain consistency across every channel
Support for restaurants when they need it

Turn Your Drive-Thru Into a Competitive Advantage

El Pollo Loco is growing. The drive-thru is a key part of that growth. Checkmate helps ensure every menu board keeps up.

AI-optimized layouts
Intelligent upsells
Real-time POS sync
Advanced analytics
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