For restaurants, cafes, bakeries, and similar food and beverage establishments, a brand new legal era has begun recently. With the amendment to the Price Tag Directive published by the Ministry of Trade, it has become a legal regulation (rule, directive) for businesses to display the price tariffs of their products not only behind the cash register or in menu booklets but also visibly at the entrance door and clearly readable on the tables. Aimed at allowing customers to see prices transparently before placing an order, this rule has opened the doors to a new operational process for operators.
The Obligation to Display Prices on the Table and the Role of QR Menus
The most striking clause of the directive is the obligation to keep price lists on tables. Operators might not want to place massive cardboard menus on every table; because this situation ruins the aesthetics of the table and narrows the service area. This is exactly where digital QR menus come to the rescue of businesses. An elegant QR code scanning stand placed at the corner of the table allows the customer to directly access the current price list in seconds. Ministry inspectors verify whether the prices can be seen transparently and evidently (clearly, obviously) by the customer from their seat. QR menus are the most effective way to fulfill this transparency requirement in a modern and hygienic manner.
Get Rid of Price Discrepancy Penalties
A large portion of the fines issued to businesses during inspections stem from situations where "the price at the door does not match the price on the table" or "the price on the menu is different from the receipt issued at the register". When a business using traditional paper menus updates its prices, it must manually collect all the menus on 50 tables, cross out the old prices, or print new ones. Forgetting a menu on just one table during this process leads to encountering an administrative sanction (penalty) that can result in heavy fines.
Expert Tip
When local authorities or ministry inspectors visit your business and request your current price list in an official document format, you can present your current list in Excel format to the authorities in seconds by pressing the "Download Menu (CSV)" button on your qrmenu.link panel.
The Power of Synchronizing the Entire Business with One Click
When you use a cloud-based digital menu system (such as qrmenu.link), the moment you update the price of a product on your Excel spreadsheet, the menus opened from the QR codes on the tables are updated simultaneously. If your digital screen at the entrance door uses the same menu link, the prices are 100% equalized at every point from the entrance to the table. This technology reduces human error to zero, protecting you from potential customer complaints and stressful moments during government inspections.
Under constantly changing economic conditions and tightening legal inspections, trying to manage your price list manually on paper is no longer sustainable. Secure your business with qrmenu.link today, both to fully comply with the Price Tag Regulations and to offer a transparent technology that instills confidence in your customers.