Digital
Transformati
on in School
Lunch
Like with many businesses, schools have moved many
day-today operations online. Lunch programs are
following the same trend. Sending students to school with
paper order forms and cash is no longer the most effective
way to conduct a school
lunch program. Many
administrators have already switched to a school lunch
online model. Bringing school lunch online allows both
parents and foodservice providers to utilize the same
online system for any school lunch needs. Most
households are already used to using online systems to
shop online. Bringing school lunch online seamlessly
integrates school lunch into the regular cadence of online
How
Does it
orders.
Work?
Parents can utilize the online system to browse menus.
These menus are easy to load and contain nutrition and
allergy information to help parents best choose the best
hot lunch for their children’s specific needs. Both on the
mobile app and website, parents can place orders for
lunch items throughout the week and may secure credit
card payments. By ordering online and ahead of time, all
the students will have to do is state their name or ID
number to receive their lunch once they arrive at school.
Parents will not need to worry about their children
misplacing cash or paper order forms, as their lunch
choice will already be ready and paid for when they arrive
at school.
Foodservice providers will login to the same website or
mobile app to manage lunch orders. They will view orders
using the site and use automatically generated reports to
plan for future
lunches. Managers can update menus or send notifications
to parents as updates to the school lunch program arises.
Reports can also be generated for accounting records and
to accommodate for classroom-based distribution. Using
reports for classroom-based distribution allows lunch
managers to provide school lunch while maintaining social
distance guidelines
more effectively. Foodservice
providers who manage lunch at multiple schools can
utilize the same online system for all schools, simplifying
their process and reducing menial tasks.
An online system can also go beyond traditional school
lunch orders. It can also be used for yearbook sales,
afterschool fundraisers, and more. HotLunch.com has
developed their system based on decades of feedback
from parents and foodservice providers. The goal is to
meet the demands of school lunch providers and parents
alike. Learn more by visiting hotlunch.com.