“Can a 45-year-old EPoS incumbent remain the UK hospitality operating system as it becomes a Volaris portfolio company?”
Founded 1979 as a family EPoS builder in Edinburgh, Zonal grew into the UK's largest hospitality technology supplier serving pubs, restaurants, hotels and stadia. Through acquisitions (TXD, LiveRES, High Level Software, Acquire, Comtrex, Freshnet, Redpepper, Mission, Admargin, Akru) it assembled a full front- and back-of-house ecosystem with 200+ integrations. In 2026 Zonal was acquired by Volaris Group, joining a portfolio of 1,500+ vertical software companies — a classic vertical-SaaS roll-up destination rather than a fintech pivot.