
Use this Kiambu County guide to plan for one or more restaurant outlets. Thika and Ruiru have separate town guides. If you run more than one location, keep each outlet’s staff, sales, ingredient stock and payments separate before comparing the results.
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Why DineHQ
Orders reach the kitchen with context
Keep staff-linked orders and preparation instructions together. Check supported printer options for your actual setup.
Recipes connect sales to ingredients
Define buying and serving measures, record purchases and compare expected use with physical counts.
Review cash and M-Pesa at close
Inspect recorded tenders and payment exceptions beside the bills. Live M-Pesa authorization needs connectivity.
Remote owner visibility and setup
Use browser-based reports from a phone with authorised access. Discuss menu setup and support through WhatsApp; no local office is implied.
Sales, stock and costs
Run the whole food business, not just the till. Every step stays close enough to explain what you made and what it cost.
Owner control
Sales, stock, payments and profit — live on your phone. See the current day, exceptions and branch reports without waiting for a manual update.
See today's sales from your phone
Current sales and payment mix
Know what should be in stock
Recipe usage and stock movement
See where the money went
Buying, expenses and staff pay
Compare every branch from your phone
Branch reports and exceptions
The DineHQ difference
DineHQ brings sales, ingredient stock, supplier purchases and business expenses together. Compare dish costs with selling prices and check the day's totals from your phone.
Link a menu item to its ingredients so each sale gives the owner a clearer expected stock and food-cost trail.
Keep supplier purchases and operating expenses close to sales, stock and staff costs instead of rebuilding the margin later.
Open sales, stock, payment, expense and profit context from a phone, tablet or laptop while away from the venue.
Move beyond revenue: inspect item, shift, day and branch context before deciding what to price, buy or promote.
Kiambu County operating context
Use this Kiambu County guide to plan for one or more restaurant outlets. Thika and Ruiru have separate town guides. If you run more than one location, keep each outlet’s staff, sales, ingredient stock and payments separate before comparing the results.
Kiambu County borders Nairobi and describes itself as a residential area for people working in urban centres, especially Nairobi. A restaurant can compare lunch and evening service using its own orders and payments. Recorded sales show the busy periods for that outlet instead of relying on assumptions about commuter traffic.
Source: Kiambu County — metropolitan setting(opens in a new tab)The county identifies Limuru and parts of its lower highland zone as tea and dairy areas. A café buying milk and serving tea can record each delivery and the recipe amount used per cup. Compare the supplier cost and stock count at each outlet; not every café buys from the same supplier.
Source: Kiambu County — highland agriculture(opens in a new tab)See the difference
DineHQ connects the workflow, not just the till — so you can inspect the numbers behind each service.
Add each outlet and choose staff access.
Record deliveries and stock counts by outlet.
Check each cash-up before comparing locations.
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Pricing
You get the full DineHQ platform from day one. Pricing scales with the size of your team.
Included in every plan
Starter
Solo operators & small kitchens getting set up
About KES 1,499/month equivalent, billed yearly · 1–5 staff
Small Team
Small teams running one location
About KES 3,499/month equivalent, billed yearly · 6–12 staff
Growing
Established restaurants ready to grow
About KES 6,499/month equivalent, billed yearly · 13–25 staff
Plans are billed yearly. Manage plan changes in Settings; price changes take effect at renewal.
FAQ
Yes. DineHQ runs in a browser, so restaurants in Thika, Ruiru, Kiambu and Limuru can set it up on a phone, tablet or laptop. Setup and support are remote.
Yes. Start on a phone, tablet or laptop you already have. Add a compatible printer if you need printed receipts or kitchen tickets.
Yes. Keep each outlet’s sales, stock and staff access separate, then compare locations from one account.
This page covers Kiambu County and managing more than one outlet. The Thika and Ruiru pages have separate restaurant examples for those towns. Setup and support are remote.
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