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Square serves up custom POS system for restaurants

Square is getting more involved in the restaurant space with a new point-of-sale system meant specifically for that segment. 

Square for Restaurants is the company's first product built to serve full-service restaurants, bars, lounges and similar establishments, according to a press release. Square will also integrate Caviar directly into Square for Restaurants, marking the first time restaurants will be able to benefit from the simplicity of a combined first-party ordering platform and point of sale.

"Square for Restaurants offers everything you need to run a restaurant at full speed — with none of the distractions or pain points you don't want," Alyssa Henry, seller lead at Square, said in the press release. "Now, we can serve larger restaurant customers, as well as grow with those who have been using Square services from the start. With Square for Restaurants, we’ve created a cohesive solution to help our sellers supercharge their entire restaurant business."

Businesses using Caviar and Square for Restaurants will also be able to see delivery and pickup orders directly within their point of sale, which in turn should speed up operations, reduce incorrect orders, eliminate the clutter of excess tablets and give restaurants an omnichannel view of their sales and diner base.

Over 100 restaurants and hospitality groups across the U.S. have already been using Square for Restaurants, including Bar Agricole in San Francisco, Boke Bowl in Portland, Oregon, The Populist in Denver, Greca in New York City, and Philadelphia's CookNSolo group, which has implemented Caviar integration at Rooster Soup Co.