The MENA restaurant technology company is expanding into full-service dining with a new platform connecting reservations, floor management, ordering, kitchen operations and payments.
Saudi Arabia-based restaurant technology company Foodics has unveiled Foodics Black, a new all-in-one platform built specifically for full-service restaurants, as it looks to capture a growing segment of the region’s hospitality market.
Announced at LEAP in Riyadh, Foodics Black targets fine-dining and contemporary casual restaurants, bringing together the different stages of the guest journey — from making a reservation to settling the bill — within a single technology ecosystem.
The launch marks an expansion of Foodics’ offering into a segment where restaurant operations are typically more complex and coordination between front-of-house, kitchen and management teams can have a significant impact on the guest experience.
One Platform From Reservation to Payment
Built on Foodics’ cloud infrastructure, Foodics Black combines smart reservations, real-time floor management, seat-level ordering, course pacing, kitchen synchronization, inventory management and table-side payments.
Rather than requiring restaurants to operate multiple disconnected systems, the platform is designed to give teams a unified view of operations throughout the dining journey.
Foodics has also introduced new hardware for the platform, including premium POS equipment and mobile waiter devices designed for full-service restaurant environments, with support for Android devices.
For restaurant operators, the company says the integrated approach can improve service consistency and staff productivity while helping reduce waste, optimize workforce allocation and limit errors created by fragmented systems.
The platform is also compliant with Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA e-invoicing requirements.
“Foodics Black represents our vision for the next generation of full-service restaurant technology: connected, intelligent and built around the guest,” said Ahmad AlZaini, Co-founder and CEO of Foodics.
According to AlZaini, the launch also opens a new market segment for the company while allowing Foodics to expand the capabilities available to its existing customers.
MJS Holding Becomes an Early Strategic Partner
Alongside the launch, Foodics announced a strategic partnership with MJS Holding, one of Saudi Arabia’s prominent restaurant operators.
MJS Holding plans to roll out Foodics Black across its restaurant portfolio, which includes brands such as Black Tap, A.O.K Kitchen, Ruya, Mr CHOW and La Terraza.
Foodics also announced partnerships with Spice, a restaurant discovery and loyalty platform that allows diners to discover and book restaurants, and Wi-Q (Wi-Connect), an omnichannel ordering solution that consolidates orders from multiple ordering and delivery platforms.
Together, the integrations are intended to broaden the Foodics Black ecosystem beyond core restaurant operations, connecting discovery, reservations, loyalty, ordering and payments while reducing the number of standalone systems operators need to manage.
Betting on Saudi Arabia’s Expanding Dining Economy
The timing of the launch reflects the rapid development of Saudi Arabia’s restaurant and hospitality sector.
According to figures cited by Foodics, the Kingdom’s full-service restaurant market was estimated at $16.15 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $24.12 billion by 2030.
The expansion of lifestyle destinations and experience-driven dining concepts is also increasing the technological demands placed on restaurant operators — particularly larger groups managing multiple locations, teams and customer touchpoints.
For Foodics, which was founded in 2014, Foodics Black represents an opportunity to move deeper into this increasingly sophisticated part of the market.
The company has built a restaurant and payments technology ecosystem serving businesses ranging from cafés and quick-service restaurants to cloud kitchens and larger restaurant operators. Foodics says its platform has processed more than 6 billion orders since launch. The company has also expanded into financial services through Foodics Pay, which holds a license from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA).
Foodics previously raised $170 million in its Series C round, positioning it among the region’s most heavily funded restaurant technology companies.
With Foodics Black, the company is now extending that technology stack further into premium and full-service dining — positioning itself not simply as a point-of-sale provider, but as an operating infrastructure layer spanning the restaurant and guest experience.
Foodics Black is expected to become available across Foodics’ markets soon.
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