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Superior Cafeteria Technology

The Dish - Quarterly E-Newsletter - Spring 2014

Coming Soon to Meals Plus


Look out for new enhancements coming to Meals Plus next month! Among them includes the ability to accommodate the changes with Community Eligibility Provision serving. Click here for more information on CEP.

There will also be enhancements to our online free and reduced application system, LunchApplication.com, such as more email capabilities. And look out for more infomation and pricing on our PowerSchool Integration Utility coming soon!

Meals Plus Menus is USDA Approved


Meals Plus Menu Planning is USDA-approved for use in conducting nutrient analysis and is certified for Six Cent Reimbursement. Meals Plus' Menu Planning and Nutrient Analysis program make it easy for your school district to accurately apply for 6 cent meal reimbursement and meet the meal pattern requirements established by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

In addition, our menu planning software makes it easy to manage your students' food allergies, quickly build cycle menus and is fully integrated with the Meals Plus Inventory Management and Production Record components, which allows for automated usage tracking.

For more information, contact us today!

New Download:
'Keeping the Lunchline Moving' White Paper


"Keeping the Lunchline Moving: Tips to Increase the Speed of Your Lunchlines" is co-written by William (Billy) Richie, the Food and Nutrition Services Computer Technician at Anderson County School District 5 in Anderson, SC. Billy has put the lunchrooms in his district to the test and after implementing some changes, he has increased the speed of the lunchlines so much they can check out a grade level of 5 to 6 classes of 25 students per class in 10 minutes!

The lunchlines are moving so fast, in fact, that the speed of the their transactions could not keep up with the internet speed! That's right - the district had to upgrade their bandwidth to increase the speed of the internet so that they could keep up with how fast the cashiers were processing transactions.

Click here to download your copy now!

In case you missed it, we have three other white papers that are available to download for free:

Vending Sales Doubled with
Point of Sale Vending Interface

When Windham School District in Windham, NH implemented a point of sale interface in their high school's vending machines, they simultaneously met the need for an after school snack program, avoided the cost of additional staffing for afterschool hours and doubled their vending sales. They can barely keep the machines stocked due to the increased demand, and after only one year, have earned enough to cover all of the interface's purchase and installation costs.

Click here to read more about Windham School District's experience with the point of sale vending interface, and here to read other Meals Plus Customer Stories!

Meet the Team: Karen

Get to know the Meals Plus Team! Karen is the newest member of the Meals Plus Help Desk. She is originally from Venezuela and is fluent in both English and Spanish. She has spent the past three years working for one of the major U.S. mobile carriers where she provided award-winning technical support, customer services and training.

The Dish: How long have you been at Meals Plus?
Karen: I joined the Meals Plus Team in March of 2013.

TD: What duties and responsibilities does your position entail?
K: I help troubleshoot customer's issues to find a solution to their concerns while ensuring customer satisfaction on every interaction. When necessary for product implementation and customer training, I will travel to customer's sites.

TD: What aspects of your position do you enjoy the most?
K: I enjoy the daily interaction with clients and the ability to help them by finding solutions to their technical issues.

TD: What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
K: I love cooking. I enjoy playing beach volleyball, and I like going to the park to go rollerblading. Traveling is probably my favorite thing to do!

TD: What was your favorite lunch when you were in school?
K: Shredded beef, white rice and black beans, with fried sweet plantains, which is a traditional Venezuelan lunch.

Visit our blog to meet the rest of the Meals Plus Team!

School Nutrition Conferences

We are spreading the word on how Meals Plus makes managing your school's students, staff, menus, finances and inventory easier. Come see us at the following conferences:


In This Issue

- Coming Soon to Meals Plus
- Menus is USDA Approved
- New Download
- POS Vending Interface
- Meet the Team
- Trade Shows


In Case You Missed It...

- Case Study: Windham School District (NH)

- National School Breakfast Week

- New White Paper

- Tips to Market Your Program

- Meals Plus 2013 Tech Support Stats

- Protect Your Data

- Case Study: Westerville City Schools (OH)

- Three-Time Top 100 Product Winner

- Mobile Payment Site for Parents

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