Bento Labs designs, builds and supports custom software for hospitality, property and regulated businesses. The primary engagement is a custom software project with ongoing support.
Bento Labs is part of Forthreason AI, our parent company focused on research-led AI and cybersecurity.
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Orders, kitchen tickets and the details that keep a takeaway moving. Software shaped around the people using it on shift.
Used in a working takeaway, with continued maintenance including clearer menu names and caller-ID recovery work in September 2026.
Technology: TypeScript, React, SQLite, Thermal printing.
A connected staff dashboard, mobile experience and operational record for a regulated venue. Client identity kept confidential.
Implemented web, mobile and API work. Shown here as an anonymous development case, without a claim of client endorsement or regulatory certification.
Technology: Next.js, React Native, Hono, PostgreSQL.
A landlord control centre: tenancy records, document checks, guided assistance and evidence packs. The first phase of a wider rental trust platform.
A working landlord control centre was documented in closed beta in July 2026. The current build supports the tenancy hub and evidence-pack flow. The wider marketplace is a separate early build; trust scoring and smart matching remain planned.
Technology: Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL / Drizzle, Document analysis.
Scan an English order. Review the match. Print a Chinese kitchen ticket. A practical tool for a bilingual team.
An internal kitchen tool in maintenance, with ticket scanning, bilingual matching, operator-reviewed notes and thermal printing.
Technology: Swift, Apple Vision, On-device OCR, ESC/POS.
A restaurant identity and digital experience built around the people, food and history of a real business.
The restaurant website is live at queenies.food. Its separate companion app is in release preparation. No mobile-app launch or sales uplift is claimed.
Technology: Responsive web, Online ordering, Expo / React Native, Next.js.
A direct ordering platform for takeaways: checkout, restaurant acceptance and diner tracking. Being developed as a migration option for businesses moving away from GloriaFood.
The June 2026 recorded demo follows menu selection, modifiers, Stripe test payment, restaurant acceptance and a tracking update. This is development evidence, not a claim of a live merchant rollout or a completed migration.
Technology: Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL / Supabase, Stripe.
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