Understanding the day-to-day health of your K-12 food service operation is essential to ensuring its success. The right set of operational metrics can help you determine if you might be missing out on potential revenue, if your serving lines are running smoothly, and if your labor and food dollars are being used most effectively.

Below is a practical framework around five key operational areas:

Budgets are tight, food and labor costs are volatile, and staffing is hard. In this challenging environment, school nutrition programs can’t afford to run in the red for very long. Tracking every meal sold does more than tidy up reports. It protects revenue, speeds service, reduces waste, and strengthens compliance. The good news is most of this can be managed with a modern cafeteria POS (point of sale) solution.

Over 140 attendees from across the country traveled to Phoenix, AZ to attend Connect 2025. It was a time filled with education and connection - let's take a look at some of the highlights of the week! 

We’re heading to ANC 2024 and hope to see you there! The School Nutrition Association's Annual National Conference is taking place in Boston, July 14-16. Our team is looking forward to seeing you, so stop by booth #1115.   We can't wait to show you how we're working to shape the future of nutrition technology.