Custom restaurant gift cards
Printed cards for independent restaurants. Typical runs are 100, 500, or 1,000. Usually 2 to 3 weeks. Holidays add time, so restock now.
100% your brand
The card is the restaurant. We do not print FoodTronix on it.
We do the art
Send a logo for a first run. We design the card. A restock reprints the design on file.
No extra gift fees
No extra cut to load a gift, swipe it, or offer the cards. The big guys charge for those.
Same plastic also does gift, loyalty, house accounts, employee, store credit, promotions, and more. They load and redeem in FoodTronix Point of Sale.
Why restaurants sell them now
Holiday weeks are the biggest gift-card window of the year. The buyer pays you up front. The guest usually brings someone and spends past the card. A share of balances is never fully used.
Holiday sales
Nearly half of restaurant gift card sales land in the holiday stretch. NRF shoppers planned about $29 billion on gift cards for 2025. Restaurant cards stay near the top of what people buy.
They spend more
First Data: 84% of fine-dining guests spent about $35 past the card. 81% of fast-casual guests spent about $20 more. They bring people with them.
Not every dollar returns
About 80% of cards get used within a year. A typical 10 to 15% of value is never redeemed. You have the cash on day one.
Print time
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Restock or new. Same design from MyStore or the form, or send a logo for a first run. Pick 100, 500, or 1,000.
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Artwork. A first run starts from your logo. A restock reprints the design on file.
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Print and ship. Usually 2 to 3 weeks. Holidays commonly add a few more weeks.
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Sell and swipe. They load and redeem in FoodTronix Point of Sale. No extra fee to load, use, or offer gifts.
More than one store
A single restaurant does not pay extra to load a gift, swipe it, or offer the cards. Run more than one location, and we can add escrow and payment facilitation so gift money moves across the group.
That is extra functionality, not a processing tax on every gift. It still costs less than the monthly gift modules and per-swipe fees the big guys charge. Ask us about it.
Gift card questions
How long do the cards take?
Usually 2 to 3 weeks to print and deliver. Holidays commonly add a few more weeks. Order or restock now if you want them before people start buying.
Do you charge extra to process gift cards?
Not to load, swipe, or offer gifts. Unlike Toast, Clover, and SpotOn, a restaurant does not pay an extra cut for those. Multi-store escrow and payment facilitation is extra functionality, still priced under the monthly modules and per-swipe fees those brands charge. Ask us about it.
Whose branding is on the card?
Yours. 100%. The card is the restaurant. We do not print FoodTronix on it.
What else can the same cards do?
Same plastic. Gift, loyalty, house accounts, employee, store credit, refunds, promotions, and more. They load in FoodTronix Point of Sale.
Can I reorder the same design?
Yes. Sign in to MyStore when the design is on file, or send the form and pick 100, 500, or 1,000.
Restock or start a run
Same design, or new artwork. Pick 100, 500, or 1,000. Send the form and we start the run.
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