Kitchen Display System
Also called: KDS, kitchen display
What is Kitchen Display System?
A kitchen display system, or KDS, is a screen in the kitchen that shows incoming orders in place of printed tickets, routing items to the right section and timing each ticket as it ages.
Why Kitchen Display System matters
Paper tickets get lost, smudged and reordered by hand. A KDS keeps sequence honest, shows which tickets are ageing, and gives you real preparation times rather than remembered ones.
How Kitchen Display System works in practice
Route by station so the tandoor and the cold section each see only their own items, and set colour thresholds by ticket age. In multi-channel kitchens, routing dine-in and delivery to separate lanes prevents one surge from stalling the other.
Frequently asked questions
For volume and multi-channel kitchens, clearly. A single-section kitchen with low volume may do fine on paper.