Business types

Quick-service restaurants

Empower your QSR to reach new heights with Katalyst — designed for the realities of counter and drive-through service where every second matters and tickets move continuously through the kitchen.

Built for the QSR rush

Fast-paced QSR concepts live and die by throughput. Katalyst is tuned for counter and drive-through workflows that move tickets to the kitchen in under a second and process payment in one tap.

  • Order processing at speed

    One-tap modifier shortcuts, a layout tuned for high turn rate, and instant ticket routing keep the line moving even at peak.

  • Mobile order ahead

    Branded customer app with smart pickup pacing — orders flow to the kitchen at the right time, not all at once.

  • Real-time menu control

    Update prices, 86 items, and toggle dayparts across every location in real time. Changes hit every register in seconds.

  • Loyalty that drives repeat visits

    Native points, rewards, and personalised offers — the average QSR regular visits 4× more often than a one-time guest.

  • Throughput analytics

    Orders per hour, average ticket time, drive-through wait, peak-period staffing — every number you need to optimise the line.

Free rate analysis

See your exact savings — before you commit to anything

Most POS vendors quote a bundled processing rate and hope you don't read the statements. Send us yours — we'll show you the line-item difference Katalyst Payments would make on the same volume. No demo required first.

24-hour response · No commitment · Confidential. We work off your real merchant data, not a sales-pitch estimate.

  • How it works
  • Your last 3 months of merchant statements

    Or just your effective rate and monthly volume — we'll work with what you have.

  • We map the same volume onto Katalyst Payments

    Interchange-plus pricing, no bundled markup, no surprise tier shifts.

  • You see the exact monthly + annual difference

    Average client saves $55K+/year. We show you the math before you commit to anything.

Built by restaurateurs

We use Katalyst in our own restaurants every day.

Katalyst was built in 2015 by restaurateurs Dan Roland, Cole Dillon, and Scott Bleczinski — operators of a Massachusetts restaurant portfolio worth $15M+. Every feature exists because we needed it in our own dining rooms first.

Read our story
  • $55K+

    Saved per year, on average

  • 29%

    Increase in guest count

  • 11%

    Increase in revenue

  • 200+

    KPIs tracked

Quick service

Built for quick service operators

A 30-minute walkthrough of Katalyst tuned to your concept.