Not necessarily. Digital receipts can handle customer proof of purchase, but printed kitchen/order tickets can still improve workflow in a noisy truck where cooks should not rely on a front-counter screen.
You may skip customer paper receipts while still printing kitchen tickets. If a KDS is reliable and visible to the line, even kitchen paper may be unnecessary.
Paper, heat, grease and wind are hard on printers. If you use one, choose a stable location, protect the power connection and keep spare rolls accessible.
For “Does a Food Truck POS Need a Receipt Printer?,” these three models give you concrete products to compare against the requirements above, instead of leaving the answer at theory.
Our strongest starting point because it is all-in-one terminal in the square ecosystem—useful for deciding how much hardware and connectivity the event workflow actually needs.
A useful second comparison because it is handheld pos in the square ecosystem—useful for deciding how much hardware and connectivity the event workflow actually needs.
A contrasting third option because it is reader dock in the accessory, not standalone pos—useful for deciding how much hardware and connectivity the event workflow actually needs.