Kitchen Display System: A Necessary Ingredient For Restaurant Success

Successful restaurant operators look for the best ingredients so they can serve great menu items. A restaurants’ potential for success, however, also depends on the right technology “ingredients” that make operations efficient and contribute to a healthy bottom line. A kitchen display system falls into that category because of the benefits it provides, including:

1. Time savings. With a kitchen display system, orders are sent directly to the kitchen from a point of sale (POS) terminal or, in restaurants with mobile POS, directly from customers’ tables using mobile devices. Different parts of the order can be directed to the appropriate prep stations, allowing all areas to immediately begin on the order. The system can also inform servers when orders are ready. All of this leads to faster service and, consequently, faster table turns.

A kitchen display system also helps managers evaluate kitchen performance, providing data that shows how much time various orders take and areas in which the restaurant could be more efficient. Adjustments to kitchen staffing, processes, or organization based on this data can help speed up service even more.