Olo Ordering improves Family Express guest experience + ops
Family Express operates more than 80 convenience stores throughout Northwest and North Central Indiana. Founded in 1975, the brand prides itself on providing exceptional service to its guests by hiring friendly employees, serving custom food items like made-to-order pizza, breakfast bowls, and boneless wings, and leveraging cutting-edge technology throughout its operation. Since launching Ordering in 2019, Family Express has further strengthened its relationship with guests by creating a frictionless ordering experience both off-premise and via in-store kiosk. The brand has seen tremendous growth in digital sales and online order volume. Guests are placing online orders more frequently and spending more during each transaction.
LINKS
164%
Increase in digital revenue
103%
Increase in the number of orders
45.3%
Increase in average basket size
Background
Before teaming up with Olo, Family Express used an online ordering system that created a number of pain points. Any time the brand wanted to modify the menu, they had to contact a representative and the process could take weeks. The dashboard was bare bones, not user-friendly, and lacked reporting.
Additionally, there was no API that they could integrate to and the white-label interface created a poor guest experience. After vetting a half dozen solutions, Family Express chose Olo for three main reasons. First and foremost, the brand wanted a partner that was willing to integrate into its tech ecosystem and play well with other vendors. Olo’s API, thorough API documentation, and open SaaS platform were exactly what Family Express needed to get fully set up with its custom app and existing loyalty provider.
Secondly, the brand was hyper-focused on creating a seamless ordering experience for guests, regardless of whether they chose to order online through a desktop computer or on their phone, through the mobile app, or via an in-store kiosk. And finally, Family Express knew that in order to optimize and scale its online ordering program effectively, it would need robust reporting and analytics.
Results with Olo
01
REAL-TIME MENU CHANGES
02
SEAMLESS ORDER MANAGEMENT
03
ACTIONABLE GUEST DATA
Olo has created a frictionless guest experience at Family Express. When guests order and pay online, they can customize their meals more easily and simply grab their food and go once they get here. From an operational standpoint, it has streamlined the online ordering process, enabled us to make menu changes on the fly, and made it much easier for employees to manage incoming orders.
Thierry Lyles, Digital Marketing Manager
Family Express
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