Chicken Salad Chick Restaurants Rely on Mako Networks as Growth Continues

Chicken Salad Chick restaurants, recently named one of the fastest-growing franchises in the US, relies exclusively on Mako Networks edge appliances to protect POS transactions as their business continues to expand

ELGIN, IL, June 25, 2019 – Mako Networks delivers PCI-compliant managed network appliances and services to all Chicken Salad Chick restaurants as the fast casual restaurant company expands from their home in the Southeastern US to Northeastern and Midwestern states. With Mako handling their networking technology, Chicken Salad Chick can keep their focus on providing fresh, healthy fare and gracious hospitality.

All Chicken Salad Chick restaurants deploy Mako 6500-M/LTE appliances with 1Gbps transfer speeds and built-in VPNs. To maintain cost-effective uptime, each location also has a Verizon or Sprint Gigabit LTE cellular data plan incorporated into an SD-WAN.

Built with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) in mind, the Mako 6500-M/LTE allows businesses to quickly and easily segment their payment networks, apply strict security controls, and lock down their systems to PCI DSS criteria. It is rich with advanced features, such as PCI-compliant Wi-Fi and high-performance SD-WAN. With a sealed, tamper-evident unit, no moving parts, and high heat tolerance, the 6500-M/LTE is well-suited to the tough network environments found at restaurants.

“The Mako system’s ability to provide fast failover from broadband to cellular allows our restaurants to maintain full network operation during broadband outages,” said John Lapeyrouse, CIO. “In addition to the security features and PCI compliance benefits, being able to offer that type of seamless service for our guests was a deciding factor for Chicken Salad Chick.”

“Mako Networks is consistently expanding our presence in the restaurant industry. Our relationship with Chicken Salad Chick is a great example of how a new, modern, fast-growing restaurant chain can leverage our cost-effective, all-inclusive networking technology to facilitate growth,” said Jason Kubasak, CEO of Mako Networks. “The ease of deploying and scaling our solution has proven to be a real advantage for younger companies like Chicken Salad Chick that are not heavily invested in old, outdated networking technology and expensive à la carte service plans.”

To inquire about Mako managed network appliances and services for your distributed enterprise, contact Mako Networks at sales@makonetworks.com or 800-851-4691.