The kitchen always knows what to make next.
Orders from counter tills, table QR codes, and web ordering land on kitchen screens in under 500ms via real-time WebSocket feeds, decomposed by station, with color-coded aging timers and instant void alerts.
- 2 × CappuccinoOat milk
- 1 × Paneer WrapNo onion
- 1 × Veg Burger
- 1 × Fries
- STOP — cancelled1 × Brownie
- 3 × Masala Chai
- 2 × Croissant
- 2 × Grilled SandwichExtra cheese
When the kitchen hears about an order late, or hears it wrong, food comes out slow or incorrect and the front of house takes the blame. Paper tickets get lost, smudged and shouted over.
Traditional kitchen operations rely on loud impact printers that run out of ribbon, drop tickets, and can't be updated once printed. ChinarPOS KDS is an intelligent, live kitchen board that connects counter tills, table QR scans, and online orders into unified station queues. If an item is cancelled or modified at the front counter, it strikes through on the cook's tablet instantly, stopping wasted plates in their tracks.
Paper tickets get lost on the rail, smudged by grease, or dropped behind the prep line.
High-contrast digital tickets displayed on rugged Android tablets, readable from 10 feet across the line.
Front counter voids or modifies an item, but the kitchen never hears and cooks food that goes straight to the bin.
Instant real-time cancellation alerts with prominent struck-through items marked 'STOP COOKING'.
Line cooks shout across fryers and steamers asking which ticket was placed first during the rush.
Automatic color & text aging hierarchy: tickets transition from NEW (Blue) → COOKING (Navy) → DUE SOON (Amber) → LATE (Red).
One giant paper slip contains drinks, burgers, and desserts, forcing one cook to read aloud for all stations.
Smart station decomposition routes drinks to the bar, wraps to the grill, and sides to the fryer automatically.
Expediters at the pass have no idea if the grill or the pantry is holding up an order until it's already late.
All-stations pass screen gives head chefs and expediters an eagle-eye view of every active ticket across the kitchen.
Expensive proprietary KDS hardware costing ₹40,000 to ₹80,000 per screen plus monthly hardware leases.
Runs seamlessly on any standard, affordable Android tablet or touchscreen with Wi-Fi and sound alerts.
Designed for how humans actually dine, cook, and manage.
When guests don't wait, staff aren't panicked, and the kitchen stays focused, profitability and calm follow naturally.
Food That Arrives Hot, Fresh, and Exactly as Ordered
Nothing ruins a meal faster than a cold burger waiting on fries, or finding onions on a dish marked 'No Onion'. Because tickets split by station and highlight custom notes in bold, guests receive food that matches their exact order, served at the peak of flavor.
Silence at the Pass: An Organized, Low-Noise Line
Kitchens are notoriously loud, stressful environments. By replacing screaming pass managers and clattering impact printers with visual timers and one-tap bumping (engineered for gloved hands), line cooks work with calm precision instead of chaotic panic.
Measurable Line Speed and Radical Food Waste Reduction
Gain deep visibility into your kitchen's true prep bottlenecks by hour, item, and station. Stop paying for wasted food caused by miscommunication between front and back of house, and protect your restaurant's reputation for speed.
How it reaches the kitchen and smooths service in real time.
Zero manual re-entry. Zero multi-app sync lag. Every stage connects directly from customer to kitchen.
Multi-Channel Arrival
Orders from EPOS counter, table QR, and online payment links land simultaneously on the kitchen screen with audio chime.
Automated Prep Routing
Items automatically route to their assigned station (Grill, Fryer, Bar, Pantry) while combos sync across stations.
Color-Coded Urgency Control
Tickets age dynamically (green to red), alerting cooks before an order risks running past target prep SLA.
Bump, Ready & Recall
One tap marks items or whole tickets ready, notifying expediters, updating front tills, and alerting QR guests for collection.
Everything Kitchen Display does for your venue.
Android Tablet Native Engine
Runs on standard 10–15" landscape Android tablets mounted on walls (glanceable from 1–2 meters) or placed on counter stands in dim cafés and bright kitchens alike.
Real-Time STOMP WebSocket Feed
Sub-second zero-reload ticket delivery via /topic/branches/{branchId}/kds from counter tills, table QR codes, and web storefronts.
Intelligent Multi-Station Routing
Automatic decomposition of orders into prep stations (Grill, Fryer, Pantry, Drinks, Dessert, Bar, Expo/Pass); unrouted items route cleanly to the default station.
Automated Combo Splitting
Parts of combo meals land at the station that makes each part (burger at grill, fries at fryer, shake at bar); the pass screen keeps the whole ticket unified.
Visual Aging Timers & Dual Text Labels
6-tier color hierarchy always paired with unambiguous words: NEW (Blue), COOKING (Navy), DUE SOON (Amber), LATE (Red), READY (Green), CANCELLED / STOP (Red), RECALLED (Violet).
"Stop-Making is Louder than Make"
Real-time void strike-through with large red 'STOP' badge and audio chimes whenever an item is cancelled or refunded at the till, eliminating wasted food.
Dual Operating Modes: Station vs Pass
Run a single shared screen with quick station filtering, or mount dedicated tablets at each cook station plus an all-stations overview at the expo pass.
Item-Level & Ticket-Level Bumping
One-tap actions to Start, Ready, Serve, or Recall individual items, or 1-tap 'Start All' and 'Ready All' for the entire ticket.
Gloved-Hand Touch Targets (48dp+)
Extra-large tap targets, high-contrast light theme, and zero confirmation dialogs on routine cooking actions for fast wet/greasy/gloved hand operation.
Kitchen Swamped Pause Control
Cooks can pause incoming online & QR orders directly from the KDS board when the prep line reaches peak capacity.
Real-Time Prep Velocity Analytics
Completed-today ticket counter and average prep times per station to spot kitchen bottlenecks without leaving the screen.
PIN Operator Switch
Quick PIN switching for kitchen staff shift changes without exiting active station boards.
Clear Connection & Health Badges
Live connection badge with automated reconnect logic so cooks always know the board is live.
Customer Notes & Allergy Callouts
High-contrast bold styling for guest dietary notes and allergen warnings so they are impossible to miss during busy rushes.
Real situations it handles.
Illustrative examples built from what this product does today.
Friday lunch, thirty tickets
Counter orders and QR orders are pouring in. All of them land on the same board, each item at the station that makes it. The cook at the grill sees only grill items, the pass sees everything, and anything running late turns amber, then red.
A combo with three parts
A guest orders a burger combo. The burger goes to the grill, the fries to the fryer, the shake to the bar. Each station sees its part, and the order only counts as ready when every part is.
Connected to the rest of ChinarPOS.
Fed by every ordering channel
Counter orders, QR table orders and payment-link orders arrive on the same board.
Stations come from your menu setup
You decide in the Back Office which station makes which item. The kitchen screen follows.
The front of house stays informed
As the kitchen marks items ready, the order's status updates for the till, and for the guest tracking their QR order.
Features you'll use with it.
Questions
What device does the kitchen screen run on?+
An Android tablet (10–15" recommended). It works mounted on a wall to read from a distance (1–2 meters), or on a counter stand.
Can I have one screen per station?+
Yes. You can run a single shared screen with a station filter, or put a screen at each station and add an all-stations screen for the person running the pass.
Does it need a ChinarPOS till to work?+
The kitchen screen shows orders from your ChinarPOS channels, the till, table QR, and web ordering. Your menu and stations are set up in the Back Office.
Works with the other ChinarPOS products.
EPOS Till
The counter checkout your team can learn in a single shift.
QR Ordering
Guests scan, order and pay from their own phone. No app to download.
Web Ordering
Your own custom-branded ordering website that routes straight to your till and kitchen.
Ready to try it in your own business?
Set up your business yourself, or book a demo and we'll walk through it with you.
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