One engine behind every meal.
Caterly runs the whole catering operation for schools, hospitals, retirement estates and workplace canteens: ordering apps, the till, card payments, screens, stock, staff hours and reporting. One platform, one partner, every site.
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- Built for institutions, not restaurants
- Card payments and payouts built in
- Data hosted in South Africa
- POPIA compliant by design
Everything around the meal, on one system.
Start with what you need. Each module shares the same menus, sites, users and reporting, so adding the next one is a switch, not a project.
Ordering apps
Tap4Schools, MediCater, GoldenSpoon and BiteOnSite. Pre-order, order now, kiosk and bedside ordering, each built for its setting.
LiveCaterly POS and kiosks
The till that runs the whole operation: orders in from every channel, stock and reporting live.
LiveCard payments
Terminals paired to your tills, every sale matched to its order, and your sites paid out the next day.
LiveAccounts and wallets
Top-up accounts for pupils, residents and staff. Parents and families pay in advance; the till just deducts.
LiveScreens
Menu boards and campaign screens managed from head office, with local content per site and a report of what played.
LiveStock and inventory
Recipes with ingredient costing, stock on hand per kitchen, counts, wastage and purchase orders, deducted as you sell.
LiveTime and attendance
Staff clock in and out on the POS or kiosk already at the till. Hours per shift, per site, ready for payroll.
In pilotAsset register
Track the assets in each site, from fridges to tills: what is where, its serial number and when it was last checked.
AvailableReporting and AI insight
Live dashboards across every site today. An AI layer that flags what needs attention is in development.
In developmentAlso available on request: loyalty programmes, and laundry management for camp and remote sites.
From the order to your bank account.
- Your Caterly appTap4Schools, MediCater, GoldenSpoon or BiteOnSite takes the order, or the diner walks up to the till or kiosk.
- Caterly POSThe till runs the sale, deducts stock and reports it live. Staff clock in on the same device.
- Card terminal or accountTap a card on the paired terminal, or pay from a top-up account.
- V&S PaymentsCard sales are matched to the order and reconciled daily.
- One view, every sitePaid out the next trading day, with reporting and screens run from head office.
Caterly POS runs the whole operation.
Built for speed, reliability, and efficiency in high-volume catering environments. Orders flow in from mobile apps, kiosks, and pre-order channels — the POS takes the payment, updates stock, and reports it live.
Cloud-based software compatible with Android devices
Affordable setup. Card terminals are provisioned and paired to your tills for you
Modular — pay only for what your site requires
Enhanced fraud prevention and security features
Integrated stock and inventory management
NFC and digital wallet payment support
Catering POS for the way institutions actually run.
A restaurant till can’t handle student accounts, ward diets or staff allowances. Caterly is built for high-volume, account-based, compliance-driven catering — with a purpose-built app for each environment.
Schools
- Cashless tuckshops — no cash on campus
- Parent-funded learner accounts & top-ups
- Pre-ordering and spend limits per child
- Powered by the Tap4Schools app
Hospitals
- Digital bedside & ward meal ordering
- Dietary, allergen and compliance control
- Production planning for clinical catering
- Powered by the MediCater app
Senior living
- Simple meal ordering for residents
- Resident accounts & fee collection
- Noticeboard and community updates
- Powered by the GoldenSpoon app
Workplaces
- Pre-order, order-now and kiosk ordering
- Employer-funded meal allowances & subsidies
- One or many canteens, reported centrally
- Powered by the BiteOnSite app
A purpose-built app for each environment.
Each app is designed for the way its sector works — and every one runs on Caterly underneath, so ordering, payments and reporting stay consistent. Open any app on its own site below.
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Tap4Schools
The app for schools: communications, parent-funded accounts, tuckshop pre-ordering, payments and stock — reducing admin and improving safety for staff, parents and learners.
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GoldenSpoon
The app for senior living: noticeboard updates, resident accounts, fee collection and intuitive meal ordering — with every meal handled on Caterly.
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MediCater
The app for healthcare: digital bedside ordering, dietary and compliance control, production planning and clinical-catering collaboration — accurate every time.
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BiteOnSite
BiteOnSite is the app for workplaces: pre-ordering, order-now and kiosk ordering across one or many canteens, with employer allowances and central reporting, all on Caterly.
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Questions about Caterly.
The things catering operators ask us most about the POS and payments.
Caterly is a full point-of-sale system, not just a card machine. It runs your digital product catalogue, takes payments, tracks stock, logs every transaction to the staff member on shift, and reports sales and cash-ups live — the payment terminal is one part of a complete operating system.
Caterly POS is built for institutional catering — schools, hospitals, senior living communities and workplace canteens. Each environment has its own purpose-built app (Tap4Schools, MediCater, GoldenSpoon and BiteOnSite), all running on Caterly underneath.
Account-based payments are the core: top-up learner, resident and patient accounts, employer allowances and subsidies, and account or room billing. On top of that, Caterly accepts everyday card and NFC tap payments through a licensed payments partner. Every transaction is logged to the staff member on shift and ready for cash-up and audit.
Yes. Caterly is cloud-based and modular — you can run one canteen or many across multiple sites, with real-time dashboards giving full visibility of sales, stock and staff performance from a single view.
Generic restaurant systems aren’t built for the high-volume, account-based, compliance-driven reality of institutional catering. Caterly POS is purpose-built for it — structured meal planning, cashless accounts, pre-ordering, production planning and audit-ready reporting, all in one platform.
Bring Caterly POS to your operation.
Tell us about your site and what you need. We’ll get back to you with a tailored quote for the POS and payment setup that fits.
- Modular — pay only for what your site requires
- Affordable setup. Card terminals are provisioned and paired to your tills for you
- Works across one or multiple sites
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