Case Study: Noodles & Company achieves a 100% increase in loyalty sign-ups and PCI-compliant guest WiFi with Arista Networks

Guest WiFi at Noodles & Company Provides Superior Engagement

Noodles & Company, a fast-casual chain of nearly 500 U.S. restaurants, needed a cost-effective, easy-to-manage guest WiFi solution that met strict PCI DSS wireless security requirements. Their initial managed service was too expensive for company-wide rollout and lacked the wireless intrusion detection and monitoring the small IT team required, so they looked for a more secure, scalable option that would not generate unnecessary support calls.

They deployed Arista Cognitive WiFi — a cloud-managed, OPEX-based platform with high-speed APs, built-in WIPS, PCI compliance scanning/reporting, segmentation/firewall, and centralized CloudVision management. The rollout simplified deployment and operations, lowered total cost of ownership, and provided continuous wireless protection; it was deployed company-wide and helped double signups to Noodles’ EClub (12% of WiFi users opt in), improving guest engagement and giving IT flexibility to expand WiFi services in the future.

Noodles & Company

Corey Kline

Director of IT