Multi-Department Kitchen KDS: Do You Actually Need Kitchen Display Screens?

As restaurants scale their menus across multiple preparation stations — Grill, Fryer, Pizza, Salad, Bar, and Expediter — paper tickets often get lost, damaged, or misread under peak kitchen pressure.

Paper Tickets vs Digital KDS Screens

While thermal ticket printers remain reliable for simple operations, multi-department kitchens benefit significantly from digital Kitchen Display Systems (KDS):

• Automated Station Routing: Orders automatically split so the Grill chef only sees grill items, while the Bar screen only shows drinks.
• Color-Coded Prep Timers: Visual cues highlight orders approaching target preparation times (e.g. green < 5 mins, amber < 10 mins, red > 15 mins).
• Course Timing & Bump Bars: Bump completed items with a single touch or physical bump bar key.
• Expediter Station: Consolidate items from all stations before final runner pickup.

Flexible Pricing for Multi-Station Kitchens

At Custom Payments, Multi-Dept KDS screens are priced at £10 per screen / month. When using >1 KDS screens, station routing and multi-channel order synchronization automatically configure across your entire EPOS stack.

Discover how Multi-Dept KDS streamlines your kitchen workflow.