Sysco POS powered by CAKE

CAKE POS is a restaurant point of sale with handheld terminals, kitchen display, self-service kiosks, payment processing, online ordering, loyalty and gift cards. It was Sysco's restaurant technology unit; Mad Mobile acquired it from Sysco in December 2020 and it is now sold as CAKE by Mad Mobile, with Sysco named as a partner. It is aimed at single-site and multi-location restaurants.

CAKE was Sysco's restaurant technology unit; sold to Mad Mobile (per press results). Now branded CAKE by Mad Mobile, Inc.

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Best for
Single-location restaurants, Multi-location brands
Pricing
Quote only

Who it is for

  • Single-location restaurants

    The Core plan is described as essentials for single-location restaurants: a POS terminal with payment processing, plus reporting and analytics.

  • Multi-location brands

    The Scale plan adds enterprise integrations, a dedicated account manager and 24/7 support for multi-location brands.

  • Cafes, bakeries, pizza, bars and other concepts

    CAKE publishes separate POS pages for quick service, full service, coffee/cafe/bakery, bars and lounges, pizza and several cuisine concepts.

What it does

  • Restaurant POS

    A POS terminal with a customer display; the vendor says the screen can be flipped, height-adjusted or wall mounted.

  • CAKEpop handheld POS

    A handheld device to take orders and payments away from the counter.

  • Kitchen display system

    A KDS that integrates with CAKE POS to route orders to the kitchen.

  • Self-service kiosk

    Fully integrated self-service ordering.

  • Payment processing

    PCI-compliant card processing with tap and dip readers, each POS terminal paired with a dedicated reader.

  • Online ordering

    Commission-free online ordering that connects to the POS.

  • Loyalty and email marketing

    Points rewards with adjustable point-to-dollar rates and targeted email campaigns to segments such as top spenders or recent visitors.

  • Gift cards

    A gift card programme run through the POS.

  • Reporting and analytics

    Included in every plan.

  • Staff management

    Roles and timesheets, listed as a plan feature.

  • Customer database

    Collects guest emails, phone numbers and spending habits into a marketing list.

  • In-house advertising on the customer display

    Shows brand images and videos on the POS customer display (CTD).

  • Integrations hub

    Connects to third-party accounting, delivery, scheduling, marketing and inventory tools.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

CAKE publishes three plans, Core, Growth and Scale, with no dollar amounts. Every plan is marketed as '$0 down. No bill. Ever.', and Growth and Scale are by quote or conversation with a specialist. The page does not explain how the vendor is paid, so no starting price is listed. Payment processing uses 'custom rates'.

How it compares

Compared with the 235 products in Restaurant POS that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

  • Names 21 integrations. The median in this category is 8.
  • The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Uber Eats, DoorDash, QuickBooks, Xero, Deliverect, Deliveroo, Grubhub, Glovo, Stripe, OpenTable. Of these, this product's listing names Uber Eats, DoorDash, QuickBooks, Xero.

Works with

Accounting
QuickBooksXeroShogoRestaurant 365
Delivery
OloUber EatsDoorDash
Inventory
Orca
Loyalty
eCardsPaytronix
Other
DavoCheckmateLRS Table TrackerCrunchtime KitchenCheddrSuiteCoverdashFishermanEpsonCheftab
Scheduling
7shiftsDolce

The integrations page lists partners by category (scheduling, accounting and sales tax, ordering and delivery, operations, inventory, hardware). Epson and Cheftab are hardware partners, Coverdash is business insurance and Fisherman is website design. The homepage says the hub connects to hundreds of applications.

Where and how it runs

Hardware
Commercial-grade POS terminals (the vendor says the latest run on Elo hardware), the CAKEpop handheld, kiosk, customer touch display, payment readers, and Epson thermal and impact printers. The pricing page mentions lifetime equipment replacement and upgrade on plans.

The vendor does not state a country list; support is described as U.S.-based.

The company

Company
CAKE by Mad Mobile, Inc.
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Tampa, United States
Founders
Bruce Bennett, Greg Schmitzer
Customers named by the vendor
Toastique, Livingood's Restaurant & Brewery

Security and support

Security and compliance
PCI-compliant payment processing
Support
The vendor states U.S.-based human support 24/7/365, with a dedicated Sysco support line, plus a system status page and CAKE University resources.

Listing details

Vendor
Sysco
Built for
Bars, Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Acquired
Website
trycake.com

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price, and how the '$0 down, no bill' offer is funded
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Countries where CAKE is sold
  • Operating systems and whether there is a browser back office (a CAKE Admin portal exists but its platforms are not described)
  • Employee count and funding
  • Exact wording of Sysco's current relationship (the site says 'trusted by Sysco' and lists a Sysco support line)
  • Interface languages (the Growth plan mentions bilingual support)

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage: product range, Sysco relationshiphttps://trycake.com/
  2. Plans and pricing modelhttps://trycake.com/pricing
  3. History, Mad Mobile acquisition of CAKE, supporthttps://trycake.com/about-us
  4. POS product pagehttps://trycake.com/en-us/products/pos
  5. Integration partnershttps://trycake.com/products/integrations
  6. Payments, PCIhttps://trycake.com/products/payment-processing
  7. Loyalty and marketinghttps://trycake.com/products/customer-engagement
  8. Full-service positioninghttps://trycake.com/solutions/full-service/pos