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Maintaining School Lunch Programs Safely

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Maintaining School Lunch Programs Safely

Like with many aspects of life, schools have been hit hard by social distancing requirements and online learning over the past few years. Parents and school administrators have new worries about keeping school functions, like lunch, while following new guidelines. Many schools have found that implementing a school lunch software alleviates some of these worries. 

What is School Lunch Software?

School lunch software has been widely adopted to more efficiently manage school lunch programs online. Both parents and school lunch administrators can use the system for all their school lunch needs. Parents can browse online menus through a website or mobile app. These menus are easy to load and have nutritional and allergy information to build transparency about the lunches offered at schools. School lunch managers can update these menus as needed using the website or app. Parents will use the online menus to choose their children’s school lunches for the day or week. They will pay for and order lunches using the website or mobile app. When students arrive at school, they will simply say their names or student ID number to receive their lunch. This minimizes contact and hassle associated with handing over paper forms and cash payments. This can speed up line times, and help parents ensure that their students receive healthy food choices at school. School lunch managers will use these orders to prepare for the upcoming days of lunch. School lunch software will allow managers to generate reports for finances, future, orders, and to accommodate classroom-based distribution. 

Classroom-Based Distribution

School lunch software makes it easier for managers to accommodate a classroom-based distribution model. During times when social distancing is needed, food-service providers can deliver online orders to students to their respective classrooms to minimize large crowds in the cafeteria. Without software, they would have to manually organize students by classrooms. This can take unnecessary time and recourses. With the software, students can be grouped by classrooms automatically, generating reports of which lunches go to which classroom, saving time. 

Other Benefits 

Implementing school lunch software has benefits that go beyond traditional lunch functions. School lunch managers can use the app or website to communicate to parents about upcoming events or answer questions. They can also use the same site for other orders such as fundraisers, yearbooks, and more.

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