Planning Meets Production
Plan, record, and update utilized inventory across one unified platform. Operating hand-in-hand with our Menu Planning module, our Production Module ensures new menu assignments are ready for preparation and analysis. Our electronic record tracking provides you with higher menu accuracy and improves your projected counts with online forecasting tools.
Maximize Production Outcomes
Manage Items
By integrating with the inventory module, your district can easily get the ingredients it needs to prepare meals at your central production site. SchoolCafé also calculates the weight and cost per serving of finished goods for accurate accounting.
Make Easy Adjustments
You can add, substitute, and replace menu items if your district needs to make last-minute menu changes or emergency orders. SchoolCafé’s production module allows your central production facility to easily adapt to new demands.
Audit Support
Employees benefit through enhanced real-time communication and advanced planning and production tools that ensure precise accountability and reporting. Have the data you need to feel confident and ready for Administrative Reviews.
Production Plans
SchoolCafé leverages auto-fill functionality that allows past production plans to populate into any future production project based on a percentage of matched items served. A forecasting report is also available to view previous servings on the same menu for planning. Once production plans are completed, vendor orders can be generated based on planned counts, current inventory on hand, usage, and quantity on order. When used in conjunction with SchoolCafé Inventory, orders for required inventory items can be generated automatically.
Production Records
A comprehensive production record is completed on the day of each production. Food items not served can be designated as a leftover to be reused, returned to stock, or classified as waste. Reusable leftovers can be carried over to a future production record with production quantities automatically calculated, filling in the production record.
Inventory Withdrawals
Recorded production quantities can be deducted directly from the Inventory Module. Our system automatically populates the quantities from actual production to reduce manual counting, allowing you to easily withdraw inventory.
Stations Configuration
Managers can easily configure production stations for food preparation while assigning menu item categories to staff. Easy-to-follow instructions ensure clear and easy recording.
Production Status
Maintain full control by tracking production status by site, meal type, and line item to keep you updated on your district’s progress. See which sites need improvement with their production planning and keeps your budget in line.
Ready to Elevate Your School Nutrition Program?
When your district makes the switch to SchoolCafé, it gains a partner dedicated to creating a successful, streamlined school nutrition program.