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Meal Management

Make mealtimes work for everyone

Simplify school mealtimes with tools that keep menus safe, consistent, and engaging. From allergen controls and flexible pre-ordering to real-time reporting, our meal management system helps caterers reduce waste, boost participation, and build trust with schools and parents alike.

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Meals you can trust

Allergen and dietary controls keep every meal safe, linking menus directly to student allergy profiles to reduce risk.

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Clear, real-time insights

Track uptake, pre-orders, and compliance in real time to identify and fix issues across all sites.

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Boost efficiency and uptake

Reduce waste, align stock, and increase participation through accurate pre-ordering and engaging menus.

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Trusted by schools

Safety and service excellence enhance your reputation, while streamlined workflows improve school satisfaction and loyalty.

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Central menu management

Take the hassle out of menu management. Keep meals consistent and compliant across every site while saving hours of admin time and ensuring students always get the right choice.

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Allergen and dietary controls

Automatically safeguard every meal with menus that link directly to student allergy and dietary profiles. This removes risk at the point of service, builds parental trust, and ensures schools always meet compliance standards with confidence.

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Flexible pre-ordering

Give parents and pupils flexibility with easy ordering from home or in-class. Accurate pre-order data improves forecasting for stock and staffing, reduces waste, and increases uptake by making meals more accessible and appealing.

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Real-time kitchen visibility

Give kitchens up-to-the-minute meal counts to support smarter preparation and portion control. With live visibility, staff can adapt quickly, cut errors, and keep service running smoothly even during the busiest periods.

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Waste reduction tools

Align supply more closely to demand with accurate forecasting tools. By preventing over- or under-ordering, caterers reduce food and packaging waste, control costs, and deliver a more sustainable service across every site.

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Comprehensive reporting and insights

Track uptake, pre-orders, waste, and compliance through clear, centralised reporting. With evidence-based insights at your fingertips, you can make informed decisions, prove contract performance, and identify opportunities for improvement across your catering operation.

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MIS integration

Save teachers time and reduce admin with meal selection linked directly to attendance. MIS integration streamlines processes, cuts duplicate data entry, and ensures accurate records across both catering and school systems.

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Cashless payments integration

Guarantee pre-payment for meals with cashless integration that fits seamlessly into existing school systems. Reduce bad debt, improve cash flow, and make transactions easier for parents, staff, and caterers alike.

Catering management

Your whole kitchen. One powerful platform.

Digitise every part of your catering operation—from meal planning and production to payments and reporting. Our cloud-based suite helps deliver best-in-class pupil safeguarding, boost meal uptake, and drive revenue.

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