Automated kitchen order tickets from POS

Purpose

1.1. Automate transmission of kitchen order tickets from Point-of-Sale (POS) systems to kitchen printers or display screens, minimizing manual intervention.
1.2. Automates order capture in real time, ensuring staff receives precise order details without delay in a busy Japanese cuisine environment.
1.3. Integrates order-item modifiers, special requests, and inventory tracking for accuracy and streamlined kitchen operations.
1.4. Ensures order fulfillment is recorded for order tracking, analytics, and reducing food waste by automatic cross-check against inventory.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New order placed and paid via POS (dine-in, take-out, online).
2.2. Order status changed to “in progress.”
2.3. Manual override or rush order flagged.
2.4. Modifier or allergy note attached to an order item.

Platform Variants

3.1. Square POS
– Function/API: Webhooks; Orders API
– Configure webhook to trigger on “order.created” or “order.updated” events.
3.2. Lightspeed
– Function/API: Orders endpoint
– Set up automation to poll or subscribe to new order events.
3.3. Toast
– Function/API: POS API; Kitchen Display System (KDS) API
– Enable direct sync between Toast’s order events and kitchen printers or screens.
3.4. Revel Systems
– Function/API: Webhooks; Orders endpoint
– Automate sending new ticket details via real-time webhook integration.
3.5. TouchBistro
– Function/API: Order export utility; 3rd-party API connectors
– Configure periodic automated push to kitchen system or printer interface.
3.6. Upserve
– Function/API: Webhooks for order sync
– Set automated trigger on new closed sales or order changes.
3.7. Clover
– Function/API: Orders API; App Market integration
– Activate extension to automatically send order tickets to kitchen devices.
3.8. Oracle MICROS
– Function/API: Simphony API; KDS integration
– Trigger order automation using external device link.
3.9. Aloha POS
– Function/API: Data exports; Real-time event hooks
– Connect kitchen screens via event-driven automator scripts.
3.10. Shopify POS
– Function/API: Webhooks; Orders REST Admin API
– Set webhook trigger on paid orders for food service.
3.11. WooCommerce POS
– Function/API: REST API; Orders endpoint
– Automate pushing orders tagged for kitchen production.
3.12. Vend (now Lightspeed Retail)
– Function/API: Orders API; Webhooks
– Trigger kitchen tickets on relevant order status.
3.13. Loyverse
– Function/API: Orders API, Webhooks
– Create an automated process for new kitchen tickets.
3.14. Zettle by PayPal
– Function/API: Orders CSV/API export
– Set up batch or near real-time automation for kitchen notification.
3.15. GloriaFood
– Function/API: New Order Webhook
– Automate delivery of order XML/JSON payload to kitchen station endpoint.
3.16. Deliverect
– Function/API: Orders push API
– Automatedly sync aggregated online order data to kitchen hardware.
3.17. Uber Eats Restaurant Dashboard
– Function/API: Order Webhook API
– Integrate auto-print/auto-display of incoming online orders.
3.18. DoorDash Storefront
– Function/API: Orders API; Auto forward to KDS
– Automate kitchen notice for orders from platform.
3.19. Grubhub Direct
– Function/API: Orders Integration API
– Automator monitors for new order creation and relays to kitchen.
3.20. KDS Hardware Vendors (e.g. Epson, Bixolon, Star Micronics)
– Function/API: Direct network print, CloudPRNT API
– Automate job submission to ticket printer/display via network or cloud protocol.

Benefits

4.1. Automates repetitive order communication, decreasing human error.
4.2. Automated tickets guarantee kitchen staff sees the latest and most accurate orders.
4.3. Automation saves labor and speeds up table turnover for high-volume restaurants.
4.4. Automator reduces order-processing time, enhancing guest experience and food quality.
4.5. Automatedly cross-links kitchen, order, and inventory data for efficient kitchen operations and optimal stock levels.