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Caterly POS

Point of Sale built for fast, reliable catering operations. More than payments — one seamless platform for ordering, secure payments, and real-time reporting.

The Problem

Why choose Caterly POS?

Unlike generic restaurant systems, Caterly POS is built to solve the real challenges catering teams face every day.

These are the common pain points Caterly eliminates:

Long queues and slow service during peak times
Stock losses and shrinkage from poor tracking
Staff theft and cash handling risk
Manual reconciliation that wastes hours each week
Lost revenue from missed or incorrect transactions
Poor reporting and limited business visibility
Audit failures and compliance gaps
POS System
How It Works

Everything connected, in real time.

Caterly POS keeps you in control from the moment an order is placed.

01

Digital Product Catalogue

Items are processed through a digital catalogue ensuring correct pricing with no manual errors.

02

Flexible Payments

Customers pay by card, NFC, or digital wallet — fast, modern, and secure.

03

Auto-Recorded Transactions

Each sale is automatically logged and linked to the staff member on shift.

04

Live Stock Updates

Stock levels update instantly as sales are made — no manual counting needed.

05

Real-Time Dashboards

Full visibility into sales, cash-ups, and staff performance across your site.

06

Seamless Integration

Connects with all Caterly apps — mobile, kiosk, and pre-order channels in one view.

Key Benefits

Advantages of Caterly POS.

A scalable, future-ready platform designed specifically for institutional catering environments.

Cloud-based, compatible with Android

Affordable setup and hardware options

Modular — pay only for what you need

Enhanced fraud prevention and security

Stock and inventory management

Integrated customer display screen

NFC and digital wallet support

Built-in time & attendance tracking

How Caterly compares

Built for institutions — at a fraction of the cost.

Most point-of-sale systems are built for restaurants and retail. Caterly matches them on the essentials and goes further where institutional catering actually needs it — without the heavy licences and proprietary hardware.

Capability Caterly POS Traditional restaurant POS
Built for Institutional catering — schools, hospitals, canteens Restaurants & retail
Account-based payments (top-up, allowances, account billing) Rarely
Cashless student / staff / patient accounts No
Pre-ordering via app & kiosk Limited
Card, NFC tap & wallet payments
Stock & inventory management
Compliance & audit-ready reporting Varies
Multi-site central reporting Often a paid add-on
Cloud-based Often on-premise
Online & offline mode Varies
Time & attendance tracking Rarely
Digital display app Add-on
Hardware Standard devices — no lock-in Locked to proprietary terminals
Pricing model Modular — pay only for what each site needs Upfront licences + per-terminal fees

Comparison reflects typical traditional / restaurant POS systems; specific features and pricing vary by vendor. Ask us for a tailored comparison for your sites.

Hardware

Runs on standard POS hardware — no lock-in.

Caterly works with affordable, off-the-shelf devices and the peripherals you’d expect — so you’re never tied to one supplier’s proprietary terminals.

POS terminal / Android device
Card & NFC reader
Customer display screen
Receipt printer
Cash drawer
Barcode scanner
Self-service kiosk

Exact supported devices and peripherals are confirmed per deployment — ask us what fits your sites.

Get Started

Get a Quote

Get in touch and allow us to quote on the POS system that you need.

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No obligation — we’ll reply within one business day.

Prefer email? Write to support@vands.co.za

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