• Product Updates

What's new across the Foodbook platform

Follow the latest improvements in QR Menu, Display, and POS in one place. We keep this page updated with product-level changes that matter for restaurant teams.

Updated 2026-03-07QR MenuDisplayPOS

Foodbook QR Menu

A cleaner QR ordering experience with faster menu delivery and simpler updates for restaurant teams.

Current Focus

Stabilize and maintain QR-facing menu frontend behavior.

Improving Now

Sync validation against latest published menu API contract.

Coming Next

Run smoke checks for public menu rendering and route-level fallbacks.

Latest improvements

  • 2026-02-28Update next version
  • 2026-02-28Use API-driven customizable footer notes across menu templates
  • 2026-02-28Prevent menu theme flash on initial render
  • 2026-02-28Switch menu app to Rails public API and update deployment docs
  • 2025-05-01Update menu with themes

Foodbook Display

Digital signage playback built for TV and kiosk screens with smoother rendering and better resilience.

Current Focus

Player reliability and display runtime hardening.

Improving Now

Playback resilience and visual fidelity improvements for published specs.

Coming Next

Validate pairing/reconnect/offline cache behaviors against pilot checklist.

Latest improvements

  • 2026-02-28Add v2 display rendering and animista-based animation mapping
  • 2026-02-28Build display runtime with pairing, playback, caching, and asset preloading
  • 2026-02-28Initialize foodbook-display with Next.js 16 backend-first scaffold

Foodbook POS

Offline-first desktop POS app for Foodbook outlets.

Current Focus

POS MVP transaction reliability and cashier-speed UX.

Improving Now

Billing/add-item flow refinements and checkout ergonomics on touch devices.

Coming Next

Run one Windows `-build` pipeline and verify artifacts include both `.msi` and NSIS `.exe`, and validate offline installation on a machine without internet access.

Latest improvements

  • 2026-03-04Clarify table tile order actions and cancel state cleanup
  • 2026-03-04Stabilize takeaway hold/recall and sidebar flow
  • 2026-03-04Simplify modal flow and split UX; update ROADMAP
  • 2026-03-04Close deploy gaps, tune bootstrap cadence, and tighten footer spacing
  • 2026-03-04Polish cashier login branding and add Foodbook description
  • 2026-03-04Fix sync result mapping and add clear print queue action