Katalyst Kitchen Display System

Spec sheet

What it does

Katalyst KDS is built into the Katalyst POS and routes orders from in-person, online, kiosk, and catering channels to kitchen screens.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Purpose

Katalyst KDS replaces paper tickets with a digital display that organizes orders, modifiers, and timing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Intended users

The maker describes configurations for fine dining, quick-service restaurants, multi-concept kitchens, cafés, and high-volume operations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Integrations

The page says orders from Katalyst online ordering, catering, mobile order and pay, and kiosks flow into KDS; DoorDash and Uber Eats tickets can route through its integrations layer.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Security

Katalyst Payments says card data is tokenized on the payment terminal and that Katalyst handles PCI DSS Level 1 attestation.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Support

Katalyst advertises US-based 24/7 phone support and says it replies to email within one business day.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Headquarters

Raynham, Massachusetts, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · katalystos.com

Founded

2015Read 28 Sep 2026 · katalystos.com

Additional marketplace integrations

Katalyst names DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, and ezCater as direct POS integrations for ghost kitchens.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Analytics

Katalyst reporting shows median and 95th-percentile preparation times by item, station, shift, and server.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Course pacing

Servers can hold appetizers in the queue until mains are four minutes out.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Hardware

KDS supports touchscreen displays with HDMI input, optional USB bump bars, and Elo, Logic Controls, and most off-the-shelf restaurant-grade displays.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Kitchen controls

Staff can tap to bump tickets, recall the last 50, and void items with reason codes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Limits and pricing

KDS is native to Katalyst POS; pricing scales by terminal, with volume discounts past three screens per location, but the page does not state an amount.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Order routing

The system routes items to the station that prepares them, with routing configurable by concept and shift.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

POS requirement

Katalyst KDS is native to Katalyst POS, so using it requires replacing a different POS; the maker says its team handles menu and data migration.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Pricing availability

The KDS page says pricing scales by terminal and volume discounts apply past three screens per location, but it does not list a price.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Setup

Katalyst estimates one to two days of setup for a single location, followed by a soft-launch shift with paper running in parallel.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Station routing

The system routes items to configured prep stations, such as salads to the cold line and mains to the grill.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Third-party orders

The maker says DoorDash and Uber Eats orders can route through its integrations layer into the KDS.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Ticket controls

Staff can tap to bump tickets, recall the last 50, and void individual items with reason codes.Read 11 Oct 2026 · katalystos.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Kitchen Display System Software#35 of 497.1