KDSIntroducing KDS
Bring the kitchen
into the same rhythm.
Replace scattered preparation instructions with a visible queue. Keep items, modifiers, timing, and station handoffs together as service moves forward.
KDSThe kitchen queue
See the work.
Know what comes next.
Follow the active preparation queue with each order’s items and state visible to the team.
Keep the work visible on the preparation screen.
Order type, items, and timing stay close to the instruction.
The board reflects the configured station and staff scope.
KDSItem instructions
Keep the details
with the dish.
Read modifiers and preparation notes beside the item they belong to, so a request does not get lost between taking and preparing the order.
Keep supported options associated with the main product.
Show the recorded instructions where the kitchen works.
Supported changes remain part of the order and item state.
KDSPreparation workflow
Move work forward
one clear stage at a time.
Start preparation, complete the relevant items, and follow the supported transition toward ready-for-pickup.
Begin work through the supported action.
The available controls follow the selected grouping and permissions.
Refresh the saved state when confirming a handoff.
KDSBatch awareness
See the combined demand.
Plan the next batch.
Use the item summary to bring compatible preparation work together without losing the underlying order connection.
See demand grouped by compatible items.
Modifiers and notes affect which work can be grouped together.
Summary actions still follow the station’s effective permissions.
KDSPreparation timing
Spot the work
that needs attention.
Elapsed time and configured preparation targets make waiting work easier to recognize during a busy service.
Follow the visible age of preparation work.
Timing colors follow supported settings and valid targets.
A timer supports attention; it is not a promised service-time reduction.
KDSPreparation areas
Send the right work
to the right station.
Connect preparation areas, kitchen screens, and the supported assignment policy to organize how orders reach each team.
Assign the screens that serve each preparation area.
Supported policies include ordinary assignment, round robin, load balancing, and routing.
Review active kitchen work before changing routing rules.
KDSScreen setup
Fit the screen
to the way your team works.
Use the available grouping, layout, appearance, and display preferences for the kitchen station’s role.
Use an appropriate order or item grouping.
Select a supported layout and display size.
Supported user/device settings determine the effective screen.
KDSPickup handoff
Make ready work
easy to recognize.
Use the supported pickup and order-status views to communicate which orders have reached the next service stage.
Keep completed preparation separate from work still being prepared.
Use the same order identity during handoff.
Pickup and order-status views follow their configured access and device context.
KDSService recovery
Handle a pause
without losing the order.
Use permitted hold and recall actions to manage work that needs a controlled pause or a return to preparation.
Pause work through the supported action.
Return eligible work using the recall flow.
Keep status transitions connected to the same preparation record.
KDSKitchen reporting
Turn preparation history
into a useful review.
Use Kitchen Performance Overview to review completed kitchen work under the selected date, station, and product filters.
The report uses eligible completed preparation records.
Compare the available product, order, kitchen-order, or screen groupings.
Empty or small demo samples do not measure customer kitchen performance.
KDSConnected with Fodista
A clearer kitchen. A connected service.
Connect confirmed items to preparation and pickup, while keeping the order’s financial completion in its own workflow.
See KDS in your business.
Discuss the workflow and setup that fit your team.