Smart Canteen & Catering Management System

Project

Smart Canteen & Catering Management System is an end-to-end platform that digitizes reception, kitchen, and user flows with QR-first pickup, payment gating, real-time dashboards, and resilient printing for kiosk counters.

What this solves

Eliminates manual bottlenecks at pickup, standardizes payment verification, provides real-time visibility into meal-type performance and revenue, and streamlines bulk/special order handling.

My role

End-to-end implementation across UX, state, API integration, device flows (QR + printing), and operational guardrails for high-volume counters.

Reception Dashboard

• Live order feed with auto-refresh, search by order code/customer
• Statuses: Pending → Delivered → Cancelled, gated by payment
• One-click delivery with SweetAlert confirmations
• Receipt printing with browser or QZ Tray/Electron fallback
• Meal-type analytics and quick filters with pagination

QR Scanning & Verification

• In-browser camera scanning via html5-qrcode
• Honeywell handheld support via device listener
• Robust parsing/validation with friendly error toasts

Order Management

• Bulk orders and 'Party on House' workflows
• Add Foods, Checkout, and Order History modules
• Payment toggle (Paid/Unpaid) with delivery guardrails

Printing & Kiosk Ready

• Browser/Electron printing with QZ Tray integration
• Dedicated print route that auto-closes post-print
• Thermal-printer friendly templates

User Portal

• Location/site selection, profile, bookings, checkout
• Bulk-order flow and role separation (User/Reception/Kitchen)

Tech Stack & Integrations

Results & Impact

• QR-first pickup cuts queue time and reduces errors
• Payment-gated delivery prevents mistakes
• Real-time dashboard with client-side pagination
• Unified printing pipeline across browser and kiosk
• Analytics by meal-type with quick filters