New partnership connects daily prep forecasting with live kitchen execution, giving restaurant operators one workflow from morning planning to the last ticket of the night

CHICAGO, IL / ACCESS Newswire / July 28, 2026 / Restaurants run on two disconnected systems: the plan for the day, and the orders that actually come in. ClearCOGS and Fresh Technology, the company behind Fresh KDS, today announced a partnership that connects the two, linking ClearCOGS predictive intelligence with the Fresh KDS kitchen display system so operators move from morning prep planning to live order execution in one connected workflow.

ClearCOGS handles the plan, telling every kitchen exactly what to prep, order, and staff before doors open. Fresh KDS handles the execution, routing live orders to kitchen screens during service. Together, the two platforms put the day's plan and the day's orders on the same screen: ClearCOGS predictive intelligence sets prep targets that appear directly on Fresh KDS displays, so the team can see what to make next and what to have ready, without leaving the screen they already work from.

"Your KDS tells the kitchen what to make right now. ClearCOGS tells them what to get ready before the day even starts," said Matt Wampler, CEO and Co-Founder of ClearCOGS. "Partnering with Fresh KDS means operators don't have to choose between planning well and executing well. The same data that runs their morning prep now connects to the screens their team stares at all shift."

"Every kitchen we serve is executing against a plan somebody made that morning, and until now our screens had no idea what that plan was," said David Corts, CEO of Fresh Technology. "Bringing ClearCOGS predictive intelligence into the Fresh KDS workflow means the kitchen isn't just keeping up with orders. It's set up to win the shift before the first ticket fires."

The partnership targets the gap between what a kitchen plans and what it actually does. ClearCOGS customers prep less, waste less, and stop running out of what sells. Fresh KDS customers move tickets faster with fewer remakes. Connecting the two closes the loop between the plan and the shift.

About ClearCOGS

ClearCOGS is the Operational Decision Platform (ODP) for restaurants, turning POS data into tomorrow's prep, ordering, and labor plan. Each location's team gets a clear answer to what to prep, order, and staff every day, before they need it. Built on predictive AI, ClearCOGS helps independent restaurants, multi-unit groups, and franchises cut food waste, control costs, and run calmer, more consistent shifts. The platform works with the POS and kitchen systems operators already use, so forecasts show up where the work actually happens instead of in another dashboard. Learn more at www.clearcogs.com.

About Fresh Technology

Fresh Technology builds Fresh KDS, a kitchen performance platform that helps restaurants manage orders, measure kitchen execution, and keep more orders on time. Fresh KDS captures order activity at the point of production, giving operators visibility into what actually happens during service. Used in thousands of kitchens and integrated with leading restaurant POS platforms, Fresh KDS helps operators understand and improve kitchen performance across locations, channels, shifts, and stations. Fresh Technology is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Learn more at fresh.technology.

Information & Availability

Please contact sales@clearcogs.com or sales@freshtechnology.com to learn more or request information about the partnership.

SOURCE: ClearCOGS