Digital Menu Comparison: Unipage vs Other Providers in Belgium

Unipage's Uni Signage is the most integrated digital menu for Belgian hospitality businesses: price changes appear in real time on all screens as soon as you update them in your POS system.

Belgian law (EU Regulation 1169/2011) requires accurate information on 14 allergens on every menu, including digital menus, and businesses that fail to comply risk fines.

Unipage displays allergen information automatically per product on screen, so you meet the legal requirement without any additional management work.

In brief:

• Uni Signage syncs in real time with your POS: one change updates all screens instantly.

• EU Regulation 1169/2011 requires 14 allergens to be listed correctly, including on digital menus.

• Four providers active in Belgium: Unipage (Uni Signage), Top Food App, Yumm and Allergiq.

• Unipage combines POS, ordering kiosk, web shop and digital menu in one Belgian platform.

• A digital menu reduces printing costs to zero and speeds up price updates to a few clicks.

What is a digital menu?

A digital menu displays your hospitality business's offering on a screen, via a QR code or on a fixed display. Guests always see current prices, daily specials and promotions, without you having to print new menus every day.

For Belgian hospitality businesses, three applications are most common:

• Screen menu at the counter or on a wall: one or more screens show the complete menu and daily specials.

• Table menu via QR code: guests scan a QR code with their smartphone and view the menu on their own screen.

• Self-order terminal (ordering kiosk): guests order and pay independently, without staff involvement.

Unipage supports all three formats from a single platform.

Digital menu comparison in Belgium

Four providers are active on the Belgian hospitality market for digital menus: Unipage (Uni Signage), Top Food App, Yumm and Allergiq. We compare them below on the most relevant criteria.

Unipage Uni Signage: how does it work?

Uni Signage is Unipage's digital display solution. You manage your menu through the POS system: add a dish, change a price or mark something as sold out, and those changes appear on all screens within seconds.

Real-time synchronisation

No separate management environment and no risk of errors from outdated information on screens. Uni Signage pulls its data directly from your POS database.

Allergen information — automatic

You enter allergen information once when creating a product in the POS. Uni Signage then displays this information automatically on screen for every dish, fully compliant with EU Regulation 1169/2011.

QR code ordering at the table

Guests scan a QR code at the table or counter and order directly via their smartphone. The order goes to the kitchen without any staff involvement.

Multilingual: NL, FR and EN

Set your menu in three languages. Ideal for businesses in tourist areas, along the coast, in Brussels or in border regions.

No commission per order

Unipage works with a fixed monthly price. You never pay a percentage on each sale, unlike external ordering platforms that charge up to 30% commission.

Allergen information on your digital menu: a legal requirement

Since EU Regulation 1169/2011, hospitality businesses in Belgium are required to provide correct information about 14 allergens to any guest who asks. This applies to digital menus and QR codes as well.

The 14 mandatory allergens are: gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soy, milk, nuts, celery, mustard, sesame seeds, sulphites, lupin and molluscs.

With Unipage, you enter allergen information once per product when creating it in the POS. Uni Signage then automatically displays this information on all screens and in the QR menu. No separate system needed.

Providers like Top Food App, Yumm and other QR menu providers require manual entry of allergen information in a system separate from your POS management, which increases the risk of errors and inconsistencies.

Which digital menu suits your business?

The right choice depends on what you already have and what your priorities are:

• Want a complete system (POS + kiosk + web shop + digital screen) from one platform: choose Unipage Uni Signage.

• Already have a POS from another provider and only want a digital allergen menu: look at Allergiq.

• Only want a simple digital menu via QR code without POS connection: Top Food App or Yumm are lighter options.

• GKS 2.0 compliance is important (for restaurants and cafés with turnover above 25,000 euros): Unipage is the only provider that natively combines POS and digital menu.