Planning Meets Production
Plan, record, and update utilized inventory across one unified platform. Operating hand-in-hand with our Menu Planning module, our Production Module ensures new menu assignments are ready for preparation and analysis. Our electronic record tracking provides you with higher menu accuracy and improves your projected counts with online forecasting tools.
Maximize Production Outcomes
Improve Accuracy
Use past production plans to populate future projects for more accurate forecasting.
Reduce Waste
Reduce food waste and execute effective leftover management through better planning and tracking.
Detailed Records
Stay audit-ready with complete production history and records.
Increase Efficiency
Streamline operations with automated planning and status tracking.
Maximize Budget
Align inventory, ordering, and production for tighter cost control.
Streamline District Operations
Gain visibility across sites with centralized production management.
Execute Menus With Precision
Production in SchoolCafé transforms daily operations from reactive to proactive, giving teams the tools they need to plan smarter, execute efficiently, and maintain full control.
Production Calendar With Status Tracking
Visual, color-coded calendar provides instant insight into production status across sites, helping teams stay organized and on schedule.
Automated Forecasting & Auto-Fill Options
Quickly generate production plans using previous planned, produced, or served counts to improve accuracy and save time.
Production History & Audit Log
Maintain a complete, detailed record of all production activity for compliance, reporting, and operational review.
Variety Menu Items
Simplify planning with flexible menu placeholders that allow multiple item options at the production level without complicating the menu.
Inventory-Connected Production
Integrate production with inventory to automate ordering based on forecasted counts and deduct stock based on actual production.
Production Plans
SchoolCafé leverages auto-fill functionality that allows past production plans to populate into any future production project based on a percentage of matched items served. A forecasting report is also available to view previous servings on the same menu for planning. Once production plans are completed, vendor orders can be generated based on planned counts, current inventory on hand, usage, and quantity on order. When used in conjunction with SchoolCafé Inventory, orders for required inventory items can be generated automatically.
Production Records
A comprehensive production record is completed on the day of each production. Food items not served can be designated as a leftover to be reused, returned to stock, or classified as waste. Reusable leftovers can be carried over to a future production record with production quantities automatically calculated, filling in the production record.
