MENU PLANNING

Using advanced analytics from your SchoolCafé dashboard, administrators can map out compliant meal plans, budgets, and manage menu cycles with a unified platform that ensures cost savings and accuracy. Curate nutritious meals that strengthen the confidence and health of our students.

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EXECUTE & MANAGE DETAILED MENUS

The SchoolCafé interface allows administrators and staff to quickly and accurately create new menus as needs change. By selecting the days, school type, and meal services, you can initiate up to nine weeks of automated menu planning and management. Our dashboard also lets you customize your menu cycles on-the-go so you can focus on what really matters: the students.

CREATE & CUSTOMIZE RECIPES

Scan through existing recipes, create your own, or prepare a menu plan customized to fit your school’s needs. With preparation instructions, images, nutrition facts, allergen charts, and more, you can ensure a safe and satisfying meal experience for every student.

ENSURE USDA COMPLIANCE

Ensure USDA compliance with built-in nutrition indicators that keep you on track with local and federal regulations. Our unique platform software is also USDA-approved to deliver up-to-date nutrient analysis and reporting while simultaneously delivering RDA dataset patterns and analytics for multiple grade groups.

ACCESS PRE-LOADED INGREDIENTS

Our digital menu planning interface offers the latest Child Nutrition (CN) ingredient requirements so you can quickly map out meals and meal types using local foods while leveraging existing imports. Add, remove, and manage ingredients as needed with intuitive software that makes it easy to configure meals.

FORECAST QUANTITY & COST

Easily utilize Forecast Periods that help you align with budgets and food quantities so you can maximize your PAL funds. With four built-in forecasting tools, SchoolCafé enables you to manage and prioritize menu servings, required materials, and costs.

MENU CALENDARS & FAMILY HUB

With SchoolCafé Menus, it’s easy to plan menus, make changes, and publish new meals with one-click menu publishing. Our integrated software lets parents view their student’s daily, weekly, and monthly meals, giving them detailed nutritional information and real-time reporting.