hummusbar

Services

Brand identity

Our Team

Katalin Fodor

Lead designer

Oliver Tasnadi

Creative lead

Methods

Clarifying

Design

Implementation

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Industry

Hospitality

Menu redesign for greater efficiency

Hummusbar is an international chain of Middle Eastern fast-casual restaurants. Our job was to redesign the menu to make the ordering process smoother, aiming for higher customer satisfaction, increased efficiency for waiting staff and eventually a growth in sales.

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Challenge

We were asked by hummusbar to redesign their menu system, as it often caused confusion among their customers, making the job of the staff harder and slowing down the ordering process.

Our challenge was to create a clear menu, where the categories are well defined and the process is evident, while honoring the uniqueness of hummusbar and the kind of foods they offer – handmade & heartfelt.

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Approach

First, we had to inspect the existing menu and understand its issues. Through customer interviews, we understood that part of the confusion came from similarly named items across several categories. Furthermore, the descriptions weren't consistent, some of them were factual, listing ingredients, while others told short stories.

In addition to redesigning the existing menu, we had to add toppings, which was a new concept to be introduced together with the new menu system.

We began by deconstructing the menu. Next, we went through each item, inspecting its name and description. We rewrote confusing naming and unified descriptions. We also decided to physically separate categories, to make sure they were clear to understand.

We achieved this by using a double gate fold on the printed version, and separate panels on the display version.

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Challenge

We were asked by hummusbar to redesign their menu system, as it often caused confusion among their customers, making the job of the staff harder and slowing down the ordering process.

Our challenge was to create a clear menu, where the categories are well defined and the process is evident, while honoring the uniqueness of hummusbar and the kind of foods they offer – handmade & heartfelt.

Menu redesign for greater efficiency
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Approach

First, we had to inspect the existing menu and understand its issues. Through customer interviews, we understood that part of the confusion came from similarly named items across several categories. Furthermore, the descriptions weren't consistent, some of them were factual, listing ingredients, while others told short stories.

In addition to redesigning the existing menu, we had to add toppings, which was a new concept to be introduced together with the new menu system.

We began by deconstructing the menu. Next, we went through each item, inspecting its name and description. We rewrote confusing naming and unified descriptions. We also decided to physically separate categories, to make sure they were clear to understand.

We achieved this by using a double gate fold on the printed version, and separate panels on the display version.

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Process overview

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Outcome

By rebuilding the menu from scratch, working on the copy, redesigning the layout, reducing clutter and highlighting important information, we created a menu that was clearer to understand and could provide a faster, smoother ordering experience

Menu redesign for greater efficiency
Menu redesign for greater efficiency

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