AI at the core of every operation.

AI intelligence

Intelligence embedded across the platform.

Because every order, guest, and transaction lives on one data model, AI sees the whole operation, not a slice of it.

One platform

Drive-thru and phone ordering

Take drive-thru and phone orders with conversational AI that knows your live menu, pricing, and upsells.

Vision AI

Operational awareness

Monitor speed of service, drive-thru flow, and store conditions with camera-based intelligence.

Reporting AI

Answers, not dashboards

Surface anomalies, trends, and root causes across sales, labor, and operations automatically.

AI Marketing

Campaigns that run themselves

Generate and target promotions from real guest behavior, then measure lift automatically.

Restaurant Copilot

Ask in plain English

Ask questions in plain English, uncover operational issues, analyze performance, and get recommendations.

Automation

Work that runs on its own

Route tasks, flag exceptions, and trigger actions across the platform without manual steps.

Back office & AI

Operations and intelligence on one data layer.

Inventory, labor, payroll, financials, and reporting run from the same platform as the front of house, so the numbers are always live and always reconciled.

Supply chain

Inventory Management

Real-time inventory tied to recipes, prep, purchasing, transfers, waste, and food cost management.

Scheduling and labor

Workforce and Scheduling

Scheduling, time tracking, onboarding, labor compliance, and AI-driven labor optimization from one platform.

Payroll automation

Payroll

Automatically flow hours from scheduling and time tracking into payroll with tax-ready reporting.

Financials

General Ledger

Daily sales reconciliation, unit economics, P&L visibility, and multi-location financial reporting.

Menu optimization

Menu and Pricing

Manage menus, pricing, modifiers, promotions, and availability across every channel from one place.

Enterprise

Multi-Brand Administration

Manage brands, locations, users, and permissions from a single administrative console.

Unified data layer

One data layer. Every decision.

One guest profile, one menu, one inventory, one workforce record, one financial ledger. AI works from a single source of truth, so recommendations reflect the whole business.

One record for every entity

AI reads the full operation

Consistent across brands and locations

Architecture

One platform. One data model.

Every order, guest, employee, menu item, inventory movement, and financial transaction lives on the same platform. No integrations. No data silos. No duplicate systems.

Nova platform architecture

Built as one platform from day one.

Guest Experience

Mobile App · Online Ordering · Loyalty · Marketing · Voice AI · Kiosk · POS

Store Operations

Kitchen Display System · Handheld POS · Inventory · Workforce Management · Table Management

Business Operations

Financials · Accounting Ledger · Reporting · Enterprise Management · Multi-Brand Administration

AI Intelligence

Voice AI · Vision AI · Reporting AI · AI Marketing · Restaurant Copilot

Unified Data Layer

One Guest Profile · One Menu · One Inventory · One Workforce Record · One Financial Ledger · One Source of Truth

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Frequently asked Questions

Q: What is the Nova Platform?

Nova is an AI-native restaurant operating platform that runs POS, digital ordering, loyalty, kitchen operations, inventory, workforce management, and financials on one data model. Built for multi-location and enterprise operators, Nova replaces 10 to 20 disconnected systems with one source of truth.

Q: What software does Nova replace?

Nova replaces separate POS, online ordering, mobile app, loyalty, marketing, kiosk, kitchen display, payments, table management, inventory, scheduling, payroll, general ledger, and reporting vendors. One platform instead of a stack held together by integrations.

Q: Can we start with one module instead of the full platform?

Yes. Nova deploys module by module. Start with digital ordering, POS, or back office, then expand when you are ready. Every module writes to the same data model, so each addition extends the platform instead of creating another integration to maintain.

Q: What does "one data model" mean?

One data model means one guest profile, one menu, one inventory record, one workforce record, and one financial ledger. Change a price once and it updates app, web, kiosk, drive-thru, and POS. Reports read live operating data, so there is nothing to reconcile.

Q: Is Nova's AI built in or an add-on?

Built in. Voice AI, Vision AI, Reporting AI, Campaign AI, and Restaurant Copilot run on live platform data with no exports or syncs. Ask Restaurant Copilot a question in plain English and get the answer, the issues you missed, and what to do next.

Q: What types of restaurants use Nova?

Nova supports quick service and drive-thru, full service, cafés, bars, food halls, and emerging brands, from one location to hundreds. Each format configures the same platform: Voice AI and kiosks for QSR throughput, handhelds and table management for full service.

Q: Does Nova include back office and accounting?

Yes. Nova includes inventory tied to recipes and purchasing, waste and food cost tracking, scheduling, time tracking, payroll, and a general ledger with daily sales reconciliation, unit economics, and multi-location P&L visibility.

Q: Can Nova manage multiple brands and locations?

Yes. Manage brands, locations, menus, pricing, promotions, users, and guest data centrally, with location-level control where operators need it. Enterprise administration is native to Nova, not a paid tier or a later upgrade.

Q: How do I get started with Nova?

Book a demo at novatab.com. Nova maps your current systems, shows what consolidates, and walks you through digital ordering, POS, kitchen operations, workforce management, analytics, and AI working on a single data model.