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What diners and food buyers look for
We studied café chains, restaurant groups and food brands in Malaysia and abroad before building our Sundial café group. Diners want to order quickly and earn rewards; food buyers want to know where to buy, whether it is halal and how to order in bulk. The table shows each need and where we have built it.
Order at the table
- What the leading sites do
- Scan a QR code, order and pay without waiting
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: order at the table
Pickup and delivery
- What the leading sites do
- Order ahead, pay, and follow the order
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: checkout with rewards, order tracking, Little Lark app: order ahead
Loyalty
- What the leading sites do
- A member app with points, rewards and campaigns
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: member app, member campaigns, Little Lark app: points, stamps and vouchers
Reservations
- What the leading sites do
- Table booking by outlet and time
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: table booking
Outlets and menus
- What the leading sites do
- Each outlet’s hours and sold-out items
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: menu availability, outlet dashboard
Kitchen
- What the leading sites do
- Orders on a kitchen display, in order of time
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: kitchen display
POS and reports
- What the leading sites do
- Menu and prices synced with the outlet tills; the day’s figures emailed to the owner
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: POS connection, daily summary email
Gift cards and reviews
- What the leading sites do
- Gift cards sent to friends; the Google rating and reviews on the site
- Where we have built it
- Sundial: gift cards, Google reviews and Instagram
Halal information
- What the leading sites do
- Certificates by product and plant, with expiry dates
- Where we have built it
- Ninefold: halal certificate register
Where to buy and wholesale
- What the leading sites do
- Stockists for consumers; trade ordering for cafés and shops
- Where we have built it
- Ninefold: where to buy, Firstlight: order on WhatsApp, Greengage app: restaurants order within credit
Selling packaged food online
- What the leading sites do
- Your own store with the label, best-before date, subscriptions and corporate gifts
- Where we have built it
- Highcloud Tea: a dossier for every tea, corporate gifts
| Need | What the leading sites do | Where we have built it |
|---|---|---|
| Order at the table | Scan a QR code, order and pay without waiting | Sundial: order at the table |
| Pickup and delivery | Order ahead, pay, and follow the order | Sundial: checkout with rewards, order tracking, Little Lark app: order ahead |
| Loyalty | A member app with points, rewards and campaigns | Sundial: member app, member campaigns, Little Lark app: points, stamps and vouchers |
| Reservations | Table booking by outlet and time | Sundial: table booking |
| Outlets and menus | Each outlet’s hours and sold-out items | Sundial: menu availability, outlet dashboard |
| Kitchen | Orders on a kitchen display, in order of time | Sundial: kitchen display |
| POS and reports | Menu and prices synced with the outlet tills; the day’s figures emailed to the owner | Sundial: POS connection, daily summary email |
| Gift cards and reviews | Gift cards sent to friends; the Google rating and reviews on the site | Sundial: gift cards, Google reviews and Instagram |
| Halal information | Certificates by product and plant, with expiry dates | Ninefold: halal certificate register |
| Where to buy and wholesale | Stockists for consumers; trade ordering for cafés and shops | Ninefold: where to buy, Firstlight: order on WhatsApp, Greengage app: restaurants order within credit |
| Selling packaged food online | Your own store with the label, best-before date, subscriptions and corporate gifts | Highcloud Tea: a dossier for every tea, corporate gifts |
Rules a food business website has to follow
Halal certification in Malaysia is issued by JAKIM and the state Islamic religious councils under the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order 2011, against MS 1500:2019. A website should show the halal status that the certificate actually covers, by premises or product, and not imply more. Food and beverage services carry service tax at 6% under the 2024 amendment to the Service Tax (Rate of Tax) Order, and online orders follow the 2024 e-commerce regulations: full price shown, mistakes correctable, and every order acknowledged.
The building blocks are on our feature pages: online payments, several outlets in one system, bookings, restaurant ordering and loyalty and membership apps. Rules that apply to every business site are on our compliance checklist.







