Culinary & Foodservice Saturday, October 24, 2026

Square launches handheld POS for restaurant front-of-house

Square introduced the Square Handheld, a spill-resistant 6.2-inch mobile point-of-sale device for restaurant front-of-house operations that integrates Uber Eats and DoorDash order management.

The numbers

10x Power increase in the Square Handheld device
30% Savings on every online order with built-in pickup and delivery
$1,000 Monthly grocery subsidies for new restaurants switching to Square

Sources

squareup.com

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