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Catering

School districts across the country are discovering that catering is a powerful yet underutilized source of revenue. With streamlined workflows and advanced reporting, districts can finally offer catering at scale with confidence.

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Grow Beyond the Cafeteria

New Revenue Streams

Offset operational costs by expanding your services beyond the student lunch line. 

Online Ordering with Digital Menus

Present your department as a high-quality service provider with polished, digital menus.

Streamlined Workflow

Manage internal department requests and public orders on one centralized platform. 

Turn Untapped Demand Into Sustainable Revenue

Many districts want to offer catering but are held back by manual processes, technical constraints, or outdated tools—not lack of demand. Our redesigned solution introduces a fresh, fast, and colorful interface tailored to school nutrition teams, making it simple to manage and promote catering services with minimal training.

Expanded Dashboard

View the dynamic upcoming-orders calendar with improved trend visibility.

Customizable Menus

Design your online menus with images and detailed descriptions. Customization includes a better drag-and-drop feature, easier sorting, and more powerful search tools.

New Reports

Additional reports are being released throughout each quarter.

Online Ordering

Monitor every order from the moment it’s placed until it’s successfully delivered.

Total Operational Control

Set your team’s hours, specific lead times, and item availability. 

NEW AND IMPROVED

Experience a Platform Built for K-12

Catering is now built on a modern, flexible foundation. This module has been completely transformed with modern UI/UX, powerful admin tools, and deeper insights.

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Custom Short URLs

Create branded, memorable links to promote catering offerings—perfect for sharing in emails, flyers, or district websites.

Modern, Streamlined UI

A cleaner, faster, and more intuitive interface designed to help staff work efficiently across devices.

Single Sign-On

Staff can launch Catering directly from SchoolCafé—no separate login required. A new module icon provides instant, password-free access.

Admin Power Tools

Preview the customer view instantly without logging out. Manage ingredients independently to simplify menu updates. Quickly export your entire menu for staff, customers, or event coordinators.

Enhanced User Experience

Choose Light, Dark, or Auto themes to personalize the experience. View all upcoming orders in a clean, interactive calendar. Find menu items, orders, and accounts in seconds with enhanced filtering and search capabilities.

Super Admin Controls

A newly enhanced Super Admin role supports managing multiple districts, switching between environments, and adding release notes and resource guides.

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