Food markets & pop-ups

Market queues that
let customers browse.

Queue management for food markets, pop-ups, and vendor events. Customers scan, walk away to explore other stalls, and get an SMS when their order is ready. Powered by ScanQueue.

5-minute setup. Free plan available. Works on any phone.

The status quo

Long lines are
killing your market.

Long lines block neighbours

The popular BBQ stall's 30-person line blocks foot traffic to three vendors next to it. One busy vendor's success becomes every neighbour's lost revenue.

Customers leave when they see the queue

60% of customers abandon a purchase when faced with a visible queue longer than 5 people. That's revenue walking straight out of your market.

Vendors distracted by crowd control

Instead of cooking, vendors shout order numbers, manage line-cutters, and answer "how much longer?" every 30 seconds. The best operators lose 20% of prep time to the queue.

How it works

Queue digitally.
Roam freely.

Replace physical lines with digital queues so customers explore the whole market while they wait.

  1. 1

    Per-vendor queue

    Each vendor runs an independent queue from their phone. Market organisers see everything from one dashboard.

  2. 2

    Customer scans & joins

    Customer scans QR code at the stall, joins the queue in 10 seconds, and walks off to explore other stalls.

  3. 3

    Vendor taps "ready"

    Vendor focuses on cooking. When the order is ready, one tap sends an SMS or WhatsApp to the customer.

  4. 4

    Cross-market spend up

    Customers discover stalls they would've missed. Average market spend goes up when nobody's trapped in a line.

Features

Built for vendors.

Per-vendor queues

Each vendor manages their own queue. Organisers see all; vendors see their own.

SMS & WhatsApp

Domestic or international markets โ€” reach customers on the channel they prefer.

TV display

Screen at the stall showing live queue, wait time, and "ready" names. Great for festival food courts.

Multi-queue join

Customers join BBQ + coffee + dessert simultaneously. Never trapped in one line.

Real-time analytics

Peak hours, average wait, throughput per vendor. Plan next week's market with data.

Vendor setup in 5 min

Scan setup QR, live in 5 minutes. No IT, no Wi-Fi, no hardware โ€” cellular works.

FAQ

Market questions.

Can each vendor have their own queue?

Yes. ScanQueue's multi-counter feature lets each vendor run an independent queue from their own phone. The BBQ stall, taco truck, and dessert stand each manage their own waitlist. Market organisers can see all queues in one overview dashboard.

Does it work for food trucks?

Absolutely. Food trucks operate in tight spaces where long lines block foot traffic. ScanQueue replaces the physical line with a digital queue. Customers order, walk away to browse the market, and get a text when their food is ready. The truck staff focuses on cooking instead of crowd management.

Can customers join multiple vendor queues?

Yes. A customer can join the BBQ queue, coffee queue, and dessert queue all at the same time. They'll get separate SMS notifications from each vendor when their turn comes. This means customers can explore the entire market instead of being trapped in one line โ€” and cross-vendor spending goes up.

How do vendors manage their queue?

Each vendor opens ScanQueue on their phone and sees their own queue dashboard. They tap to call the next customer, mark orders as ready, or send a custom message. It takes about 2 minutes to learn โ€” the same intuitive interface powers queues at community events and festivals.

Eliminate lines at your next market.

Join 170+ businesses using ScanQueue for queue management at food markets, pop-ups, and vendor events across 15+ countries.

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