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Restaurant POS alternative: orders, kitchen and management in one software

Most hospitality POS systems take payments well and not much else. To know the margin on each dish, how much stock is left or who works on Saturday, you end up paying for other tools. FoodSync brings it all together, and it can start connected to your current POS so the switch is not a leap in the dark.

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Kitchen Bar
  • 6 Active tickets
  • 9 Pending
  • 4 In progress
  • 3 Ready

Table 7

4 covers · #312

4 min
  • 2× Pork rib rice Ready
  • Escalivada Serve

Table 12

2 covers · #314

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Table 3

6 covers · #309

23 min
  • 3× Fideuà no shellfish Ready
  • Tuna tartare Start
  • 2× Cristal bread Serve
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A recreation of the product screen with sample data.

What FoodSync does that a POS doesn't

A POS records the sale. FoodSync records the sale and everything around it, in the same app.

  • Orders with floor plan, joined tables and covers
  • Kitchen display by station, sorted by waiting time
  • Bookings with check-in that opens the order
  • QR menu with ordering from the phone and allergens
  • Recipe costing with the real cost of each batch
  • Batch stock with expiry dates and automatic supplier orders
  • Staff rota, clock-in and working-time records
  • Verifactu-compliant invoicing and daily cash close

Switch POS without stopping the restaurant

You don't have to switch one POS off on Monday and another on on Tuesday. FoodSync can start on top of what you already use, receiving sales, and each part of service moves to FoodSync when your team is ready. Today we have a production connector with Last.app; if you use another POS, we'll tell you your options in the demo.

What it doesn't do yet, said plainly

There's one thing a classic POS does that FoodSync doesn't yet: take payments with an integrated card terminal. Cards still go through your terminal, and FoodSync records the payment method and reconciles the till. If the internet goes down, service carries on: floor and kitchen keep working over the venue network and everything syncs when the connection returns.

Classic POS vs FoodSync

Classic POS FoodSync
Orders and floor plan Yes Yes
Kitchen display (KDS) Sometimes, as an add-on Yes, by station
Integrated card payments Yes No: cards go through your terminal
Works if the internet goes down Depends on the POS Yes
Verifactu invoicing Depends on the vendor Yes
QR menu with ordering from the table Sometimes, as an add-on Yes
Recipe costing with the real cost of each batch No Yes
Batch stock with expiry dates Usually not Yes
Delivery notes by photo, read by AI No Yes
Supplier orders from the forecast No Yes
Rota, clock-in and working-time records No Yes
P&L with real cost No Yes
Contracts One per tool One

A general comparison with what a hospitality POS usually includes. Every POS is different: in the demo we look at yours.

Frequently asked questions

Is FoodSync a POS?
Yes: it handles orders, floor plan, kitchen display, bookings, QR menu, cash close and Verifactu invoicing, and keeps working if the internet goes down. What it doesn't have yet is an integrated card terminal: cards go through yours.
Can I use it alongside my current POS?
Yes, and that's how we recommend starting. Your sales flow into FoodSync and your team keeps taking payments as usual. Last.app already has a connector; for other POS systems we'll look at it in the demo.
Does it work on the tablets I already have?
Yes. FoodSync runs in the browser, so your existing tablets, computers and phones work. Nothing to install.
How much does it cost?
It depends on modules and venues. Since it puts into one contract what you pay for separately today, in the demo we compare it with what you pay now.

Demo

Half an hour, with your own numbers on screen

Tell us which POS you run and how you buy. In the demo we set FoodSync up around your case instead of walking you through a generic tour. If we can see it does not fit, we will say so there and then.

  • We check whether your POS can be integrated today
  • We work out what your best-selling dish really costs
  • No commitment and nothing to install

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