Build-out comparison · time & cost

Are you still building with contractors, using traditional clunky counters?

We built something better. A traditional foodservice buildout runs through plans, permits, trades and inspections — a PODULAR round pod is prefabricated, factory-fitted and delivered ready to serve, with one up-front quote.

A PODULAR round pod in service — staff behind the curved counter handing food to guests

Traditional buildout

3–6+ mo

to first day of service — typical

PODULAR round pod

Weeks, not months

to first day of service

Additional pods are built on the same line — opening the next one repeats a process you already know.

Traditional buildout

Time to open

3–6+ mo

to first day of service — typical

  • Design & drawings
  • Permits & approvals
  • Demo, framing & finishes
  • Plumbing · electrical · ventilation
  • Equipment install + inspections

What it costs

$75K–$250K+

industry-typical all-in — varies widely by market & scope

  • Design & architectural drawings
  • Permits & plan review
  • General contractor & demolition
  • Plumbing, electrical, gas & ventilation
  • Equipment purchase & installation
  • Inspections & change orders

Many contracts. Many invoices. Hard to predict.

Patented modular foodservice

PODULAR round pod

Time to open

Weeks, not months

to first day of service

  • Order & deposit
  • Prefabricated · equipment fitted
  • Delivered to your site
  • Set up and open — no construction
  • Serve customers

What it costs

One up-front quote

core equipment included — no surprise equipment bill

  • Prefabricated pod, factory-fitted
  • Core equipment included — refrigeration, sink, hot & cold wells, countertop cooking, utilities in the UD Wall
  • Delivered ready to serve — no construction on site
  • On-site water · power · gray-water hookup
  • Specialty equipment & enclosures priced separately if selected
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The PODULAR round pod with its optional dome enclosure — delivered ready to serve

The Round Pod — delivered ready to serve.

Prefabricated round pod · core equipment included · LED accent lighting · white, red + color selections · Round Bar & Round Reception.

Order the pod, and your branding goes on it: colors and logo integrated into the bar, or applied as decals.

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Traditional buildout figures are industry benchmarks, not a PODULAR price quote — they vary widely by location, scope and permits. Your PODULAR pod is built off-site and delivered ready to serve, and the timeline for your unit is confirmed when you order. Local water & power permits may apply, and a gray-water disposal hookup is required on site. ROI depends on foot traffic, concept and pricing.

BOS vs legacy POS

An old POS runs the till. BOS runs the whole business — till included. You only need one.

A POS only handles the sale at the counter. BOS (Business Operating System) handles the whole business: it takes the order and the payment, then helps you run the team, the menu, the stock and the numbers — across every location.

A legacy POS

A few transaction functions.

  • Rings up the sale
  • Takes the card
  • Prints the receipt
  • Counts the drawer at close
  • Reports on what already sold

The rest of the operation — the team, the menu, the stock, the numbers — is handled outside it.

PODULAR BOS (Business Operating System)

More than a till — the whole business.

One system for the counter and everything around it:

  • One dashboard for all your locations — every pod and every site in one view.
  • Orders come in live — you see them the moment they arrive.
  • Card payments built in — taken in the same system as the order.
  • Manage your team — know who runs which pod, at every location.
  • Know what to prepare before the rush — planning drawn from your own order history.
  • See when you'll run out — what to order next, and the day you'd run out.
  • Serve every guest's needs — the menu shows what suits each guest, so ordering is easy.
  • The right food at the right time — breakfast, lunch and dinner in their own hours; snacks all day.
  • Guests order from their own phone — orders reach your team right away.

One system, one dashboard, every location you open.

BOS (Business Operating System) is the software the pods run on — and it's sold on its own too, no pod needed, at introductory subscription pricing. Happy with the counters you have? Keep them — BOS runs the operation on what you already own. See pod and BOS pricing.

The full feature set is shown in your demo — ask us and we'll send you the full list.

A comparison of scope, not a product review: the left column describes the transaction functions a counter POS is built around, and the right column lists what PODULAR BOS runs today — the multi-location dashboard, real-time orders, cashless payments, team management, planning that says what to prepare and what to order next, the right menu at the right hour and a guest experience that starts from any phone — with room to add modules. No POS vendor is named or rated, and no figure above is a POS vendor's cost.

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