Restaurant POS Terminals Market Report 2026

The restaurant pos terminals market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $17.4 billion in 2025 to $18.96 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to growing adoption of digital payment solutions, increasing demand for efficient restaurant operations, rising popularity of quick service restaurants, need for labor optimization, expansion of chain restaurants.

The restaurant pos terminals market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $26.18 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to integration of ai & iot technologies, increasing adoption of cloud-based pos solutions, growth in mobile ordering & delivery services, rising focus on personalized customer experience, expansion of restaurant networks in emerging markets. Major trends in the forecast period include contactless & mobile payment integration, cloud-based pos analytics, AI-driven order management, inventory & supply chain automation, multi-channel restaurant management.

The increasing popularity of quick-service restaurants is anticipated to drive the expansion of the restaurant POS terminal industry in the coming years. A quick-service restaurant (QSR), commonly referred to as a fast-food restaurant, offers fast, affordable meals with minimal table service. QSRs depend significantly on point-of-sale (POS) terminals, which act as the central hub for order processing, payment transactions, inventory tracking, and data analytics, enabling seamless and efficient restaurant operations. For example, in 2024, Street Food Expo, a UK-based industry publication, reported that over 7,000 street-food trucks were operating across the United Kingdom in 2023, with 50% of UK consumers purchasing from a street-food van at least once per week and 64% willing to spend more than the average daily lunch price on street-food options. Consequently, the rising demand for quick-service restaurants is contributing to the growth of the restaurant POS terminal industry.

Major players in the restaurant POS terminals market are also focusing on introducing innovative products such as restaurant POS workstations to gain a competitive advantage. These specialized computer systems are designed to cater to the unique operations and requirements of restaurants. In June 2023, Oracle Corporation launched the MICROS Workstation 8 Series, specifically designed for the retail and hospitality industries. The Workstation 8 Series features a modern, ergonomic design with a 14-inch touchscreen display, powered by an Intel Celeron processor and running the Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2021 LTSC operating system. This reliable POS solution is equipped with user-friendly features to help businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors enhance their operations.

In January 2023, Gofrugal Pvt. Ltd., an India-based technology company, acquired COZY POS for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Gofrugal aims to support restaurants in their digital transformation, adapt to changing consumer preferences, and utilize advanced omni-channel ERP solutions. COZY POS is an India-based technology company specializing in point-of-sale software solutions for restaurants, offering billing, ordering, inventory, and table management across various platforms.

Major companies operating in the restaurant pos terminals market are NCR Corporation, Oracle Corporation, PAX Technology, VeriFone Systems Inc., Squirrel Systems Inc., PAR Technology Corporation, TouchBistro Inc., Kounta, Posist Technologies Pvt Ltd, Micros Retail Systems Inc., Lightspeed Management Company LLC, Revel Systems Inc., ShopKeep, Toast Inc, Square (for Restaurants) Ltd, Foodics, Lavu POS, Rezku POS, LINGA rOS, SpotOn Restaurants, Petpooja POS.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the restaurant POS terminals market in 2025. The regions covered in the restaurant pos terminals market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the restaurant pos terminals market report are Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.

The restaurant POS terminals market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing mobile restaurant POS system, traditional POS system, touchscreen POS system, and dedicated server POS system services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The restaurant POS terminals market also includes sales of touch-screen monitors, credit card readers, customer-facing displays, cash drawers, barcode scanners, receipt printers, and kitchen printers which are used for providing restaurant POS terminal services. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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