Sampan Highway Inn: Bangladesh's First Automated Highway Restaurant
Transforming a rural 24-hour highway business into a fully automated, data-driven operation
Somewhere along the Dhaka–Khulna highway in Gopalganj, there's a place quietly rewriting how highway restaurants work. Sampan Highway Inn runs 24 hours a day, with a restaurant, a super shop, and a filling station — all digitally connected through Quickly.
This isn't just about serving food faster. It's about turning a rural business into a fully automated, data-driven operation.
How the System Works
At the heart of Sampan Highway Inn's operations lies Quickly's RestroGreen. The restaurant runs entirely on the RestroGreen Android POS system, making it the first of its kind in Bangladesh's highway segment.
Mobile Order Taking
Waiters use their own Android phones through the RestroGreen Waiter App to take orders directly from customers. No note pads, no miscommunication.
Real-Time Order Synchronization
As soon as an order is placed, it appears instantly on both the Kitchen Display System (KDS) and the cash counters.
Digital Token System
Waiters no longer handle billing manually. Each order generates a unique software token number, which customers use to make payments at one of the five cash counters.
Streamlined Workflow
The token system helps waiters focus solely on serving customers efficiently while the POS handles all transaction tracking and synchronization in real time.
Scalable Operations
Because everything syncs between the mobile POS, KDS, and Windows POS at the counters, the restaurant can handle hundreds of transactions simultaneously without losing speed or accuracy.
The impact is visible. Serving time has dropped sharply, and waiters now spend more time attending to guests instead of running between tables and counters.
Connected Operations Beyond the Restaurant
The Sampan complex also includes two other business units that runs on RetailGo:
Sampan Super Shop
Running on RetailGo, manages everyday groceries and essentials for travelers.
Sampan Filling Station
Also powered by RetailGo, handles all retail fuel transactions and reporting.
Both RetailGo setups sync automatically with the restaurant's systems, creating one unified operational network. Whether it's tea sold at the restaurant or fuel dispensed at the station, everything updates in real time through Quickly's Retail POS and Restaurant POS systems.
The Human Shift: Technology in Rural Hands
What makes this project stand out isn't just the automation—it's where it's happening. Gopalganj isn't known for digital adoption. Most of Sampan's 90+ staff had never used mobile-based POS systems before.
Quickly's team didn't just install software. They spent days training waiters, cashiers, and kitchen staff to use the technology with confidence. Today, the same team that once managed everything on paper now runs a 24-hour digital operation using smartphones and POS terminals.
That shift—from manual work to digital literacy—is as important as the automation itself.
Results That Speak
- ✓ Serving time reduced by over 40%
- ✓ Zero manual billing errors
- ✓ All inventory, purchase, and sales data auto-synced
- ✓ Centralized reporting for restaurant, retail, and fuel units
- ✓ Real-time visibility for management from anywhere
The combination of mobile POS, Android POS, Windows POS, and restaurant inventory control has turned a once chaotic 24-hour business into an organized, tech-enabled system that can scale easily.
The Bigger Picture
Sampan Highway Inn isn't a one-off experiment. It's a look at what's possible when hospitality meets practical automation. Quickly's ecosystem—RestroGreen for restaurants and RetailGo for retail and fuel stations—has made it possible for a rural business to operate with the same efficiency as any city-based chain.
Technology didn't replace people here. It made their work smoother, faster, and more focused. And that's what progress should look like.