What ORCA Standard does
ORCA Standard positions itself as the neutral connectivity layer for restaurant tech: systems connect once and exchange data in a common, standards-aligned format instead of maintaining one-off connections. Restaurant brands use it to cut engineering overhead and end vendor lock-in; technology vendors build one connection and reach every brand on the network. ClearCOGS works at the decision end of that data, reading POS sales history and building tomorrow’s prep, ordering and labor plan for every location. Operators with clean data plumbing are the ones best placed to act on a daily forecast. That overlap is where ORCA Standard and ClearCOGS meet: one makes the data flow, the other tells each location what to do with it tomorrow.
Contact Our TeamWhy it matters to operators
Each new tool in a multi-unit stack usually means another custom integration to build and babysit. A connectivity layer lets systems connect once and speak a common format, so swapping a vendor means far less engineering and far less risk.
Standardized data only pays off when someone acts on it. ClearCOGS turns each location’s POS history into a next-day plan: what to prep, what to order and how much labor to schedule, delivered before the shift.
Operators want the right POS, KDS, scheduling and inventory tools for their concept, not whatever happens to plug in. Vendor-neutral connectivity and a forecast that works with major POS systems keep that choice open.
How a ClearCOGS customer benefits
Toast, Square, and Oracle Simphony are among the major POS systems ClearCOGS reads, and the access is one-way. Your POS keeps running the front of house exactly as it does now; ClearCOGS just reads the sales history behind it.
ORCA Standard’s ecosystem spans restaurant brands and the technology partners that connect to them, on a common, standards-aligned format. Pick the POS, labor, kitchen and back-office tools that fit your concept, and let the connection layer do the plumbing.
A ClearCOGS rollout does not wait on a re-platforming project. Most customers are live in about three weeks, with or without a connectivity layer underneath.
Yes. ORCA Standard is a ClearCOGS partner on the connectivity side of a restaurant’s stack; ClearCOGS covers the decision side, turning the POS data in that stack into tomorrow’s prep, ordering and labor plan. There is no product integration between the two today. Book a meeting and we’ll show you how the fit applies to your group.
No. ClearCOGS reads sales data directly from your POS through one-way read access; there is no data connection between ClearCOGS and the ORCA platform. The two run side by side, and your forecast does not depend on either one talking to the other.
ClearCOGS needs one thing from your stack: POS sales history. From that it builds each location’s prep, ordering and labor plan for tomorrow, whether your other systems talk through ORCA or through point-to-point integrations.
No. ClearCOGS reads sales data from your POS through one-way read access. It does not write menu items, prices, schedules or purchase orders back into your POS, so nothing about how you ring up a check changes.
Book a meeting or contact our team; a typical setup is live in about three weeks. Already on ORCA Standard? Say so on the call and we’ll map ClearCOGS onto the stack you have.
About ClearCOGS and ORCA Standard
ClearCOGS is the Decision Intelligence platform for restaurants. It turns POS data into tomorrow’s prep, ordering and labor plan for each location, before the team needs it. 300+ restaurant brands run on ClearCOGS.
ORCA Standard describes itself as a neutral, vendor-agnostic connectivity layer for restaurant technology, built so restaurant brands and technology partners can connect once and exchange standardized data.
Book a 30-minute call and see what ClearCOGS builds from your POS data. If ORCA Standard already handles your connections, bring that to the call; the plan lands either way.