The fast-food POS that beats the lunch rush
Combos, KDS, M-Pesa, queue display — under 8 seconds per order.
NinoPOS turns the lunch rush into a smooth pipeline: combo meals one-tap, kitchen display routes orders, M-Pesa pays in seconds, and a customer-facing queue screen shows when their meal is ready.
Running a fast-food restaurant today
- Queues snake out the door at noon
- Combo meals priced wrong because staff freelance
- Kitchen behind the line gets bottlenecked
- Customers don’t know which order number is theirs
Running a fast-food restaurant on NinoPOS
- One-tap combo meals; staff can’t mis-price
- Kitchen display shows live ticket queue and timers
- Customer queue screen calls order numbers automatically
- M-Pesa STK push gets cars through the drive-thru fast
Everything your fast-food restaurant actually needs
Purpose-built tools — not a generic POS with the wrong defaults.
Combo & meal-deal builder
Bundle items at a deal price. One tap orders the entire combo with modifiers prompted.
- Combo bundles
- Auto-modifier prompts
- Upsize prompts
- Daypart pricing
Kitchen Display System (KDS)
Replace paper tickets with a screen. Orders appear with timers; bumped when ready.
- Multi-station KDS
- Order timers
- Bump-bar friendly
- Ticket recall
Customer queue display
A second screen calls "Order #42 ready" — fewer questions at the counter, more throughput.
- Now-serving display
- Auto call-out
- Brand-customisable
- Mute / sound options
Drive-thru-ready payments
M-Pesa Daraja STK push, contactless card, or cash. Mixed-tender splits supported.
- M-Pesa Daraja
- Contactless cards
- Mixed splits
- Auto-reconciliation
Self-order kiosk mode
Lock a tablet to "kiosk" — customers self-order, pay by M-Pesa or card, and the order goes to KDS.
- Tablet kiosk mode
- Brand-customisable
- M-Pesa & card
- Direct to KDS
Daypart & throughput reports
Sales by hour, average ticket time, top combos, voids per shift — emailed each morning.
- Hourly sales
- Avg. ticket time
- Top combos
- Z-reports
How a fast-food restaurant runs on NinoPOS
From the first order of the day to the closing report — one workflow, one screen.
1. Order at counter or kiosk
One-tap combo or build-your-own; modifiers prompted.
2. Pay
M-Pesa STK push, card, or cash. Receipt printed.
3. KDS receives
Order appears at fry, grill, or assembly station with timer.
4. Bump when ready
Station bumps the ticket; assembly sees consolidated view.
5. Customer called
Queue screen calls the number; staff hand it over.
6. Reports
Hourly throughput, top combos, avg. ticket time — daily.
Local payments, currencies, and connectivity — sorted out of the box
Every fast-food restaurant on NinoPOS gets M-Pesa Daraja, multi-currency, full offline mode, and WhatsApp customer messaging without a single plugin or add-on.
- M-Pesa Daraja STK push for instant payments
- TZS, KES, UGX, RWF, USD — multi-currency invoicing
- Offline mode for areas with unstable internet
- WhatsApp for receipts, reminders, and orders
- Local tax (VAT) reporting baked in
Frequently asked questions
Specific to fast food operations.
Can NinoPOS run a self-order kiosk?
Yes. Lock any Android tablet or iPad in kiosk mode, accept M-Pesa or card, and orders go straight to the kitchen display.
Does it integrate with a kitchen display?
Yes. Use any LAN-connected screen as a KDS; multi-station routing keeps the line organised.
How fast is checkout?
A combo with modifiers and M-Pesa pay typically clears in under 8 seconds once your menu and tile layout are configured.
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Ready to run your fast-food restaurant on NinoPOS?
Free to start, no credit card required. Be selling within an hour.