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We hear it time and time again: “We’re looking for school nutrition systems that speak to one another.” School nutrition professionals yearn for efficiency—for an all-in-one solution that connects Menu Planning, Production, Inventory, and more. After years of disjointed operations, Adams 12 Five Star Schools was just one of many districts ready to make the switch. Their SchoolCafé Journey Previously, Adams 12 was using paper production records and disconnected POS, finance, a

How SchoolCafé's USDA-Approved Menu Planning Software Connects Your Whole Program If you have been following us, you know we have talked about everything menu planning teams are up against: thin reimbursement dollars, a scratch-cooking push that has to compete with DoorDash, compliance rules that don't always match what a twelve-year-old wants on their tray, and software that can't keep up when the delivery truck shows up short. None of those problems get solved by a prettier

What School Nutrition Teams Are Really Up Against Ask any school nutrition director what keeps them up at night, and they'd likely say school lunch menu planning — after all, it is rarely just about picking entrées for next Tuesday. It's a daily balancing act between the USDA rulebook, a reimbursement rate that hasn't kept pace with grocery prices, a cafeteria line of kids who've been raised on DoorDash, and a staff that may or may not feel confident handling raw chicken. Tha

With the 2025–26 school year well underway, school foodservice professionals face a landscape marked by rising costs, staffing shortages, and growing uncertainty around meal funding. With over 92% of nutrition program directors expressing serious concern about th e financial sustainability of their programs1, the pressure to do more with less has never been greater. The Funding Squeeze Federal reimbursement rates for school meals continue to fall short. According to the Schoo

January SchoolCafe Reconciliation and Troubleshooting January 23 | 9:00-10:30 A.M. CDT Lead Trainer: Taylor Rathmell Register Now! SchoolCafe Inventory January 22 | 12:00-1:30 P.M. CDT Lead Trainer: Marisa Stalter Register Now! SchoolCafe Production January 30 | 11:00 A.M. -12:00 P.M. CDT Lead Trainer: Marisa Stalter Register Now! February SchoolCafe Reconciliation and Troubleshooting February 20 | 2:00-3:30 P.M. CDT Lead Trainer: Taylor Rathmell Register Now! March Schoo

Review the webinar training topics and sign up for the course you’re interested in! Click here to watch webinars on previous topics. September Verification Preparation Session 2 Wednesday, September 25 | 10:30-11:30 A.M. CDT Lead Trainer: Yolissa Cumba Register Now! December Family Hub Wednesday, December 11 | 10:30-11:30 A.M. CDT Lead Trainer: Richard Benson Register Now! If you have any questions, please email at customercare@primeroedge.com.