School lunch bookings and payments just got a whole lot easier for schools, parents, and pupils with the launch of our brand new Lunch Menu Builder!
Designed to simplify the process of creating, managing, and booking school meals, this innovative feature integrates seamlessly with our existing all-in-one system.
The simple interface means building a custom menu choices is quick and links with both allergens and dietary requirements. Enhancing selections for parents and pupils.
Benefits of Cashless Lunch Payments
With the move towards cashless systems in primary schools, online lunch bookings have become a crucial tool for schools to streamline operations and reduce human error, all the while simplifying processes for parents, pupils and school staff.
Features like the ability to link lunch menus with pupil dietary requirements and allergens help safeguard children while providing parents with peace of mind. Systems that flag allergens at the point of meal selection or pre-booking reduce errors and ensure compliance with safety regulations like Natasha’s Law.
This shift not only reduces administrative burden but also enhances transparency and operational efficiency, making it an essential step for modern schools looking to improve their lunch payment and booking processes.
Our Menu Builder – The Key Features
Packed with features designed to make life easier for schools, here’s the highlights:
- Drag-and-Drop Menu Builder: Create and customise your menus in minutes with our intuitive drag-and-drop builder.
- Menu rotations: Create a menu with one week, or several. You can choose to rotate this menu however you wish when building your lunch product.
- Dietary Requirement MIS Integration: Link all your meals allergens and dietary requirements. We will pull your pupil MIS allergen/dietary information into School Spider to enhance menu choice selections.
- Automatic Allergen Blocks: When there is an allergy match for the pupil, we will block this selection to safeguard any accidental choices.
- Unlimited Options: No restrictions—create as many meals as you need with detailed allergen information and as many menus as you like.
- Kitchen Friendly Downloads: Once meals are booked, you can download a report for the kitchen inclusive of all allergen and dietary information, ensuring everything runs smoothly.
The Bigger Picture – Payment Links and Integration
The best part? This isn’t just a standalone feature it works hand-in-hand with the School Spiders Payments and Booking System, giving schools an all-in-one solution for managing meal payments and bookings.
Parents can:
- Pre-book and pay for lunches, club, trips and more directly via the app or website.
- Benefit from flexible payment options, including childcare vouchers, FSM (Free School Meals) discounts or payment instalments.
- Book any upcoming lunch, clubs an trips quickly and easily via card and Apple/Google Pay.
- View all upcoming bookings and cancel if necessary (and the school allows this)
- View all previous orders and booking confirmations
Meanwhile, school staff can:
- Manage all your parent payment and bookings in one place
- Use the Pupil Lunch Manager to select meals in the classroom for pupils, ensuring quick and accurate meal choices.
- One system for all parent communication and payment needs.
Why Schools Love It
This new feature is a game-changer for both staff and parents. For schools, it means less time managing complicated menus and more accurate lunch records. For parents, it means peace of mind knowing their child’s dietary needs are being met.
Plus, because it integrates fully with the rest of the School Spider system, there’s no need to juggle multiple platforms. All your communication, payments, and now lunch management are in one place—saving you time and money.
Ready to Transform Your School Payment System?
The Lunch Menu Builder is available now for all School Spider clients as part of our all-in-one platform. If you’re already using School Spider and would like more information and or support on this feature, please contact us. If you’re not yet part of the School Spider family, what are you waiting for?
Let us help you simplify school management with a system designed with schools, staff, and parents in mind. Contact us today for a demo.