Roadmap · As of October 2026
Step by step, with the businesses that use it.
Lumigast is becoming a complete solution for hospitality businesses: software and devices from a single source, from cafés to groups with several locations. We build in stages: for stage 1, the complete package for small businesses and new openings, the software is finished – still to come are testing with real devices, card payments in live operation and the certified Cloud-TSE. More than half of stage 2 for restaurants with several areas is built, and stage 3 for groups, chains and franchises is in place – except hotels and sign-in with a company account. We agree every step with businesses from day-to-day practice. We only give dates once they are fixed. How far each workflow and each feature has got today is shown below under “Where do things stand?”.
Built and ready
- Rota with templates and rule checks
- Staffing at a glance, self sign-up, requests
- Preferred staff
- Notifications in the app and optionally via Telegram
- Reminders and confirmation by a deadline
- Cancellations, search for cover, handing over and swapping shifts
- Announcements with read receipts
- Time tracking on phone and tablet
- Holidays, holiday balance, reporting sick
- Night, Sunday and public holiday hours per federal state
- Month-end closing, timesheets, audit trail
- Checklists for the start and end of a shift
- Checklists with readings and mandatory corrective action (HACCP)
- Certificates and deadlines per person with warnings in the rota
- Recurring tasks, goods receiving, photos, defects
- Inspection folder as PDF for the food safety inspection
- Personnel file, personnel questionnaire, access for the payroll office
- Roles for shift lead and payroll office
- Handover log
- Suggestions for open slots
- Two-factor login and browser notifications
- Calendar subscription
- Import of existing data from Excel
- Deletion periods, data access and data return
- Team views in English and Turkish
- Staff costs with ratio, tip calculator
- Products, orders, stocktaking
- Recipes with costing, menu and allergen menu with QR code
- Monthly key figures: cost of goods ratio, staff costs, revenue compared
New in October 2026
- Devices at the till: cash drawer and buzzer via the ticket printer, alert when paper runs out or the cover is open, customer display on a tablet or second screen with the receipt as a QR code, customer display on the Star printer, items on the Stripe terminal, kitchen display with numeric keypad, bump bar or foot switch (in testing)
- Barcode scanners and phone camera in goods receiving, stocktaking and the till: several codes per product, GS1 labels with best-before date and batch, GTIN from the e-invoice, vouchers and regular-guest cards via QR code (in testing)
- Check in with a card on the tablet, with PIN – only a check value is stored (in testing)
- Device app for Android tills: printer status, sound and announcements without tapping, NFC cards, built-in scanners from Sunmi and iMin, scale connection prepared, a separate version for the Stripe S700 terminal (in testing)
- E-invoicing: your subscription invoices as a ZUGFeRD PDF (EN 16931 profile) or XRechnung, format selectable per customer; the franchise head office’s fee invoices likewise
- Reading in suppliers’ e-invoices (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, PDF or photo): checks, matching supplier and products, updating purchase prices, comparison with the order, monthly cost of goods and a document package with a DATEV posting batch for your tax adviser
- Till registration with the tax office: data sheet in the order of the ELSTER form, deadline per till, reminder and proof; check the POS export (DSFinV-K) yourself at the push of a button (POS in testing)
- Starter profiles for cafés, takeaways, restaurants, bars and catering: set-up with five required details, short navigation per role, “Today” with the three most urgent tasks at the top, and “Discover” with the price shown before you switch anything on
- Obligations and records: what may apply to your business – by activity, with source and legal status, responsible people, reminders and export; no overall green light
- Kiosk: guests order on a tablet, get a pick-up number and pay at the counter; pick-up screen with chime (add-on module, POS in testing)
- Development status for each workflow and feature: built, demonstrated or approved in a live business – on this page and in the app
- “My contract” shows what may cost extra – for example the Cloud-TSE (the security module German law requires for tills), card fees or devices
- Purchasing with order suggestions: what will run out before the delivery after next, per supplier in whole pack sizes; orders by email, matching at goods receipt, price comparison
- Several locations in one account: cockpit, reports per location and overall, distributing central templates, staff working in several locations with one login
- Central kitchen: production from recipes, batches with best-before date, labels, delivery notes; stock per location and transfers
- Franchise: franchisees with their own account, revenue reports, fee invoices, head-office standards
- Change log and sign-in log with checksum chain, role templates for all businesses, four-eyes principle
- Customer area “My contract”: package, add-on modules, next invoice and all invoices as PDF
- Reservation book with online booking for your website, Google and Instagram, confirmation and reminder by email, waiting list, tables from the POS and no-show statistics – covers feed into the rota and expected revenue
- Applications: your own jobs page with a form, applicant inbox with email templates, taking people into the team with one tap, onboarding checklist with deadlines
- Knowledge pages and learning modules with read confirmation and comprehension questions; safety briefings with proof
- Annual leave with school holidays and public holidays, wish phase and minimum staffing; rota suggestion with a reason for each assignment; works council mode
- Controlling: daily report every morning, budget with plan vs. actual, menu engineering, waste and shrinkage
- Parties and catering: online enquiry, quote as a PDF with confirmation via link, deposit, schedule, staff, purchasing, billing and post-event costing
- Guest loyalty: feedback via QR code with a link to Google reviews, digital stamp card, newsletter, online vouchers
- Expected revenue for planned days, events and covers in the rota
- Waste recording, theoretical cost of goods
- Earnings preview on open shifts, minijob limit at a glance
- Cut-off period for short-notice cancellations
- “To resolve today” start screen for management
- Management assistant in the chat: “Who can do service on Saturday?”, without AI
- Reserve and on-call shifts, called in with one tap
- Station changes within a shift
- Thanks for stepping in: a message, not a ranking
- Daily and weekly menu: for guests via QR code, for display, as a prep list and at the POS
- Goods receiving with prices: price history per product, price increases and their effect on costing
- POS system (in testing): traffic-light timer on the kitchen display, “Course away”, visual table plan
- Order at the table via QR code: each order needs approval from waiting staff first (POS system in testing)
- Rule checks for night work (§ 6 ArbZG), short-term employment (70 days or 3 months) and youth employment protection including vocational school days
- POS: find products instantly (search, number, recently ordered), repeat round, seat per item
- POS: kitchen reports “ready” to waiting staff, pick-up list at the pass, quick sale at the counter
- Step-by-step guide for each role and a video tour of all features
- Owner assistant in the chat: change prices, products, the daily menu and announcements by voice or text message, in any language, with preview and confirmation
- Stock by photo: photograph numbered shelves, count and compare stock levels, also via the Telegram bot
- Design template: your business's logo and colours in the app, on receipts and in PDFs
- New opening: founding checklist with deadlines – authorities, hygiene, till, insurance, staff – with lights and reminders
- Set-up in one run: type of business, logo, menu (template or import), tables, team, devices
- DATEV export of the till for your tax adviser, automatically every month
- Till: your own payment methods, split bills, deposits and advance payments, cash count with record, receipt photos, receipt as PDF, single-purpose vouchers
- Permissions per role with till permissions for voids, discounts and closing; simple mode with a start page for each role
- Menu online with photos, prices and allergens; sharing page, QR codes and table stands as PDF
- Payroll export for DATEV LODAS and DATEV Lohn und Gehalt, sent automatically to the payroll office if you wish
- Help in the app: report faults with a photo and reference number, notices about faults and maintenance, public status page
- Start-up checklist with the restaurant licensing law of all 16 federal states, with sources
- Personnel file documents encrypted, backups with a monthly restore test
In progress: October 2026
- Trial with the pilot restaurant: working in feedback from daily use, agreeing on target values
- Devices from a single source, to buy or rent: till, ordering handheld, kitchen display, ticket printer, payment terminal – the device app and the connection of ticket printer, cash drawer, customer display, scanner and card reader are built, testing with sample devices follows
- Card payments directly from the POS, guests choose the tip on the terminal – in preparation
- POS in live operation: TSE connection, till registration and self-check of the POS export are built – what is missing is the certified Cloud-TSE from fiskaly, as soon as the contract is signed
- One bill per seat in a single step, pick-up alerts on the phone too
Stage 1 – Complete package for small businesses and new openings (software finished, testing and contracts to follow)
- Devices included in the offer: ordering and payment at the table on one device, POS system with customer display, kitchen display, ticket printer – to buy or rent, fully set up – in preparation; the software for customer display, kitchen display, ticket printer and cash drawer is built, device testing follows
- Card payment directly from the POS system, guests choose the tip on the device – in preparation
- POS system goes live: certified Cloud-TSE, registration of the till with the tax office (Finanzamt), process documentation for the tax authorities – till registration, process documentation and self-check of the POS export built, the Cloud-TSE follows once the contract with fiskaly is signed
- Bookkeeping and payroll passed on: DATEV export, payroll export in your payroll office’s format, reading in suppliers’ e-invoices, your subscription invoices as e-invoices – built
- Starter package for new openings: start-up checklist with deadlines – business registration, notifying the authorities of a new restaurant (Gaststättenanzeige), registration of the till with the tax office (Kassenmeldung), hygiene, GEMA music licensing, insurance, menu and costing, staff – built
- Set up in one day: five starter profiles with five required details, menu import, tables, team, devices – built
- Every role sees only what it needs: owner, shift lead, waiting staff, counter, kitchen – with fine-grained permissions and a simple mode – built
- Complete POS system: advance payments, container deposits, custom payment methods, cash-up, receipt photo, e-receipt as PDF – built, POS in testing
- Digital menu for your website, Google and Instagram; connecting a reservation system – built, plus your own reservation book from stage 2
- Contract, data processing agreement, price list including devices, a dedicated contact person – help, fault reporting and “My contract” in the app built, contracts in preparation
Stage 2 – Restaurants with table service, counter, kitchen and delivery (partly built)
- Your own reservation book with online widget, waiting list and tables from the POS; covers feed into staffing needs and expected revenue – built
- Guest loyalty: feedback via QR code, digital stamp card, newsletter, online vouchers – built
- Job applications and onboarding with learning modules, annual leave planning, rota suggestions, works council mode – built
- Controlling: daily report, plan vs. actual, contribution margin per dish, waste – built
- Parties and catering with quotes, deposits and post-event costing – built
- Order suggestions from stock, consumption and expected revenue, orders by email, price comparison – built; ordering directly via the wholesaler's interface and image recognition for shelves – planned
- Lieferando, Wolt and Uber Eats in the POS system and kitchen; your own online shop for pick-up and delivery – planned
- Self-order kiosk: ordering on a tablet with a pick-up number, payment at the counter, pick-up screen – built; card payment directly at the kiosk – planned
- Online payment when ordering via QR code, table device for guests – planned
- POS system that also works offline, with records secured once the connection is back – planned, after agreement with tax advisers
- More devices: customer display, scanner, card reader, a kitchen monitor for each station – software built, device testing to follow; scale connection prepared
Stage 3 – Groups, chains and complex businesses (built, except hotels and company-account sign-in)
- Several locations in one account: central items, recipes, checklists and roles, prices free per location, staff across locations, reports per location and overall – built
- Central kitchen with production, batches and labels; transfers, stock per location – built
- Franchise: views for franchisees and head office, fee billing, head-office standards – built
- Modular permissions with role templates and four-eyes principle, change log and sign-in log – built
- Customer area “My contract” with package, invoices and data export – built
- Sign-in with your company account, for example with Microsoft or Google – planned
- Hotels: connection to the hotel software, room bookings, breakfast – planned
- Technology for large groups: database for many locations, high availability, fixed service commitments – planned
Stage 4 – Integrations and partners
- Open interface (API) for partner software
- DATEV Unternehmen online, access for your tax adviser and your payroll office
- More languages, including Arabic; Austria and Switzerland
- Lumigast under your partner’s brand
- AI: revenue and staffing forecasts for the rota suggestion, voice control, translation with a view of the original
Development status · last updated October 2026
Where do things stand?
For every workflow and every feature, you can see here how far along it is – without an overall grade. “Built” and “demonstrated” are not yet a promise for live operation in your business.
Approved in a live business means: a pilot business has confirmed the workflow in everyday use.
The four levels
- approved in a live business – A pilot business has used the workflow with real data in everyday work and confirmed it.
- demonstrated – Runs in demo mode with sample data – checked in an automated test run, in the browser or on the phone. Not yet in the everyday work of a business.
- built – Programmed and automatically tested. Not yet checked with real devices, accounts or third-party systems – for example the TSE, a payment service or a payroll office.
- open – Not built yet – or a part is missing without which the workflow cannot run from start to finish.
Workflows
- 0 approved in a live business
- 8 demonstrated
- 16 built
- 4 open
Features
- 0 approved in a live business
- 35 demonstrated
- 3 built
- 0 open
Workflows from start to finish
A workflow connects several features – for example from the order to the receipt with TSE. What counts here is whether the whole path works.
| Workflow | Level |
|---|---|
| Filling a shift: availability, self sign-up, acceptance, message to the phone | demonstrated |
| POS in live operation with Cloud-TSE | built |
| Card payment at the terminal (girocard, debit and credit cards) | built |
| Devices on site: Android app, ticket printer, cash drawer, customer display, cards and scale connection | built |
| Payroll export to the payroll office (DATEV LODAS, Lohn und Gehalt, CSV) | built |
| Bookkeeping export for the tax adviser (DATEV) | built |
| Importing revenue from an existing POS (DSFinV-K, CSV) | built |
| Online reservations via website, Google and Instagram | demonstrated |
| Ordering from suppliers by email | demonstrated |
| Central kitchen supplies the locations | demonstrated |
| Franchise: revenue report and fee invoice | demonstrated |
| Monthly subscription invoice | demonstrated |
| SEPA direct debit for the subscription | built |
| E-invoice (XRechnung/ZUGFeRD) for subscription and fee invoices | built |
| Self-order terminal with pick-up number (kiosk) | built |
| Ordering at the table with online payment | open |
| Delivery platforms and your own online shop | open |
| POS without internet (offline mode) | open |
| Hotel: PMS connection, room bookings, breakfast | open |
| Team languages English and Turkish | demonstrated |
| Data backup and restore | demonstrated |
| Reading in suppliers’ e-invoices (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD) | built |
| Till registration with the tax office (data sheet, deadline, proof) | built |
| Cash drawer, buzzer and printer status via the ticket printer | built |
| Customer display: tablet, second screen, display on the printer, payment terminal | built |
| Kitchen display without touch: bump bar, numeric keypad, foot switch | built |
| Barcode scanners and item codes (EAN/GTIN) | built |
| Checking in with a card on the tablet | built |
Individual features
View all 38 features individually
As of October 2026. The classification comes from Lumigast itself and is updated with every new version.
What are you missing?
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