3 Reasons to Adopt a
School Lunch Software
Schools around the country are adopting a school lunch
software that helps to automate and modernize their school
lunch program. Unlike traditional forms of school lunch
management, school lunch software helps to eliminate cash
and paper forms. These systems are an effective way to
minimize contact and save time on your school lunch program.
Save Food Service Providers Time & Money
A school lunch software can help automate mundane tasks so
that food service providers can expend more resources on
other aspects of their business. School lunch managers can
upload menus online to effectively communicate with
parents. These menus are designed to include nutrition and
allergy information and help customers order directly online
or from an app. Service provider will receive each order online
instead of through paper order forms. Based on what has been
ordered and distributed throughout the day, the school lunch
software can generate automated reports to help food service
providers plan for future orders. This reporting will be entirely
online and free of human error. The online system allows for
managers to send mass emails to everyone that takes part in
the school lunch program. Managers that work with multiple
schools can use the one school lunch software to automate
tasks across each school they manage. A school lunch software
can accommodate for discounted lunches, after school food
distribution, fundraisers and more. Adopting an online school
lunch software can help streamline the process for those who
manage school lunch programs.
Easy for Parents to Use
Switching to a school lunch software allows parents to easily
order their child’s school lunch online. Parents can log in to
their account and have access to detailed menus that contain
nutrition and allergy information. Online menus make it easier
for parents to be aware of the nutrition that their child
receives at school. They can order straight from the online
system or from an app and make secure payments. With the
school lunch software, parents no longer have to worry about
sending their kids to school with cash and paper forms for their
school lunch. Parents who are constantly on the go or parents
who do not have access to a home computer find benefits in
utilizing an app to order their child’s school lunch. Since the
online system also provides ways for school lunch program
managers to communicate, parents can stay informed on their
child’s school lunch program through emails or messages from
within the online system. Taking paper forms, cash and word
of mouth out of a school lunch program allow for parents to
be better informed with little effort.
Keep Students & Staff Healthy
Implementing a school lunch software helps schools safely
return to their school lunch program while being compliant
with CDC health requirements. An online system can
accommodate a classroom-based distribution model. Many
schools have opted to distribute lunches to students within
their classroom instead of in the cafeteria to better maintain
social distancing. Manually, a classroom-based distribution
model would take hours to set up, however with an online
system, it can be automated. By eliminated paper forms,
contact is reduced between food service administrators and
students. Instead of handing paper forms, students will simply
state their name or ID to receive their lunch. This has proven
to reduce the time that students spend in line which further
helps to prevent the transmission of germs. Even postpandemic, the call to adopt more cashless and contactless
solutions will continue to persist.