{"id":3818,"date":"2021-07-07T22:03:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T22:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/blog\/?p=3818"},"modified":"2024-02-20T18:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T18:51:05","slug":"menu-printing-get-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.printingcenterusa.com\/blog\/menu-printing-get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"MENU PRINTING “GET STARTED”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For restaurants, fast food places, coffee stands, bakeries, and more, probably the most important piece of print marketing is your menu. It\u2019s important to, not only showcase your brand, but entice your customers and target audience. Creating a compelling and delicious-looking menu should be a top priority for any kind of eatery.<\/p>\n

Before you start to design your menu, you will want to think about what kind of menu you are creating. Are you wanting to make a menu that your dine-in customers will use? Do you want your menus to be disposable or more permeant? Are you creating take-out menus? There are going to be different recommended products and specifications based on what your end goal is.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

Recommended Design Specifications for Take-Out Menus<\/h2>\n
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Ok, you are going to be creating a Take-Out menu; wonderful! There are a couple of different formats that you can choose from. The classic take-out menu is in a\u00a0brochure-style<\/strong><\/a>. This is a single sheet of paper that is folded to create different sections. The most popular size for a folded take-out menu is 11 x 8.5 with a trifold. This creates 6 sections to display your menu to customers.<\/p>\n

However, this is not the only option to consider when creating your take-out menu. You can also create your menu as a\u00a0rack card<\/strong><\/a>. A rack card is a thin and tall piece of paper that is printed on the front and back. You can usually find these cards in community centers, hotels, or restaurants. These are a popular choice because you can purchase a rack card holder to prominently display your take-out menus to your customers.<\/p>\n

A final way to create your take-out menu is as a\u00a0postcard<\/strong><\/a>. A postcard is usually printed on thicker paper and similar to a rack card, it also has only 2 sides to display your contents on. If you are thinking of printing your menus as postcards, we would recommend a size of 6×9 or larger to get a bigger impact. You don\u2019t want your menu to be confined to too small of a space.<\/p>\n

Product Sizes for Take-Out Menus<\/h3>\n

Below is a table on the sizes that are available for each takeout menu product type. The most popular sizes for take-out menus are highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Brochure-Style Take-Out Menus<\/td>\nRack Card-Style Take-Out Menus<\/td>\nPostcard-Style Take-Out Menus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • 8.5 x 3.5<\/li>\n
  • 8.5 x 5.5<\/li>\n
  • 11 x 8.5<\/li>\n
  • 14 x 8.5<\/li>\n
  • 17 x 11<\/li>\n
  • 25.5 x 11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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  • 4 x 9<\/li>\n
  • 3.5 x 8.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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