Foodics unveils Foodics Black at LEAP, a purpose-built platform for dine-in full-service restaurants

Foodics has launched Foodics Black, an all‑in‑one platform purpose‑built for dine‑in full‑service restaurants, unveiled at LEAP in Riyadh. The cloud‑based system integrates smart reservations, real‑time floor management, seat‑level ordering, course pacing, kitchen synchronization, inventory controls and table‑side payments, and is complemented by new premium Android‑compatible POS hardware. The company says the platform is compliant with ZATCA e‑invoicing requirements and will be available across all markets soon.

"Foodics Black represents our vision for the next generation of full‑service restaurant technology: connected, intelligent and built around the guest," said Ahmad AlZaini, Co‑founder and CEO of Foodics. "It also unlocks a whole new market segment for Foodics, as well as allowing us to support our existing customer base further."

Platform features and ecosystem partnerships

Foodics built Foodics Black around the operational complexity of full‑service dining, targeting fine‑dining and contemporary casual concepts where front‑ and back‑of‑house coordination is critical. The platform consolidates multiple functions into a single environment to improve service consistency, boost staff efficiency and reduce waste and errors associated with disconnected systems.

• Core capabilities: reservations, floor management, seat‑level ordering, course pacing, kitchen synchronization, inventory management and embedded payments.
• Hardware: new premium, sleek POS and mobile waiter devices designed for sophisticated dining environments and supporting Android devices.
• Compliance and payments: aligned with ZATCA e‑invoicing requirements and integrated with Foodics' payments stack.

At LEAP, Foodics signed strategic agreements to extend Foodics Black across the guest and operator experience. A rollout partnership with MJS Holding — whose Saudi portfolio includes Black Tap, A.O.K Kitchen, Ruya, Mr CHOW and La Terraza — will deploy the platform across the operator’s restaurants. Additional partnerships with Spice, a dining discovery and loyalty platform, and Wi‑Q (Wi‑Connect), an omnichannel ordering solution that consolidates orders from multiple delivery channels, are intended to link discovery, loyalty, ordering and payments.

Foodics positions Foodics Black as a way for restaurant groups to avoid managing multiple standalone systems and devices. The unified approach aims to optimize workforce allocation, minimize ordering and billing errors, and improve inventory control through tighter kitchen synchronization.

Company context and outlook

Founded in 2014, Foodics describes itself as a leading restaurant and payment tech company in the MENA region. The firm says it has processed over 6 billion orders through its platform and raised a record USD 170 million in a Series C round, figures it cites to underline its scale and investment backing. Foodics has also expanded its fintech footprint by launching Foodics Pay and obtaining a license from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) to provide regulated financial services for restaurants and merchants.

The launch comes as Saudi Arabia’s full‑service restaurant sector is forecast to grow — an estimated USD 16.15 billion market in 2025 projected to reach USD 24.12 billion by 2030 — driven by experience‑led dining and lifestyle destination expansion. Foodics says Foodics Black will enable enterprise‑grade capabilities for restaurant groups across the region as operators adapt technology to meet new guest expectations.