{"id":74948,"date":"2019-11-28T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interac1.wpengine.com\/content\/%content-category%\/how-interac-flash-made-this-fast-food-truck-even-faster\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T14:10:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T18:10:37","slug":"how-interac-made-this-fast-food-truck-even-faster","status":"publish","type":"content","link":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/content\/business\/how-interac-made-this-fast-food-truck-even-faster\/","title":{"rendered":"How <i>Interac<\/i> Debit contactless payments made this fast-food truck even faster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A few attributes set The Holy Grill apart from other food trucks: It serves up classic North American fare<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;including hamburgers, fried chicken sandwiches and poutine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yet the chef is classically trained in the French tradition.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t\u2019s a rare example of a food truck with an all-halal menu.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The chef also uses a wheelchair, and he had The Holy Grill custom-built as&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">one of&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Canada\u2019s&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">first<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;accessible food truck.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">when you\u2019re a hungry customer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, all of that is secondary to one big question: How soon will I eat?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chef Aleem Syed says lineups are one of the most important signs of a food truck\u2019s success \u2013 but in order to really enjoy that success, a food-truck owner has to know how to serve people fast. Having an efficient, orderly system inside the truck is of paramount importance.&nbsp; \u201cYou have to have a system. The way the line is set up and the way the product is being executed is part of that system,\u201d he says.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Holy Grill: Making payments simple with Interac\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e5nyXqa4RzY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As he explains in these videos, The Holy Grill can serve up roughly a hamburger per minute when everything\u2019s running as it should.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;In the same spirit of efficiency, Syed encourages customers to pay by&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Interac&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Debit contactless payments. Cash slows everything down: Change has to be given, and the money counted by hand at the end of the&nbsp;day. \u201cIt&#8217;s a lot easier when somebody use&nbsp;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Interac&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Debit contactless payments&nbsp;to pay,\u201d Syed says, \u201cbecause it&#8217;s a really quick&nbsp;and seamless.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"The Holy Grill: Convenience with Contactless Payments\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jq8O-ukyBw8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 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