The Food Service Suite provides districts with comprehensive tools to manage student meal eligibility, applications, cafeteria operations, financial tracking, and regulatory compliance. These applications support the full lifecycle of Food Service data, from application intake and eligibility determination to point-of-sale transactions, accounting integration, and federal reporting requirements.
Food Service Suite applications include the following:
- Direct Certification
- Allows districts to import and match enrollment data to determine student eligibility for free meals through federal or state assistance programs.
- Eligibility Applications
- Allows districts to enter, store, and manage student free/reduced meal applications and track eligibility over time.
- Eligibility Notices
- Allows districts to generate and send customized letters or emails informing applicants of their Food Service eligibility status.
- Food Service Checklist
- Provides a checklist of procedures used to maintain and rollover Food Service data throughout the school year.
- Food Service Online Applications
- Allows applicants to submit meal applications through an online portal that districts process for approval or denial.
- New Year Rollover
- Carries forward Food Service eligibility data from one school year to the next after year initialization.
- Online Eligibility Setup
- Allows configuration and maintenance of the Food Service online eligibility application portal.
- Process Applications
- Allows districts to review submitted online applications and approve or deny eligibility.
- Verification
- Allows districts to complete required annual federal verification of Food Service eligibility.
- Cafeteria
- The Point-of-Sale system used to serve meals, process payments, view balances, and reconcile transactions.
- Data Entry
- Allows manual entry of Food Service site data and offline sales for reporting purposes.
- Food Service Accounting
- Links Food Service financial data to district accounting systems and manages reporting, mapping, and accounting periods.
- Food Service Accounts
- Allows management of consumer accounts, transactions, and eligibility statuses with full audit tracking.
- Food Service Security
- Audits and logs all changes made to Food Service transaction records across Q and external processes.
- Food Service Setup
- Allows configuration of system-wide Food Service settings used by POS and related applications.
- Patrons
- Manages non-student and non-staff consumers who require maintained Food Service accounts and transaction tracking.
- Payments
- Allows processing of account payments, managing alerts and restrictions, and reconciling cash drawers.
- Student Tools
- Allows creation and maintenance of Food Service placement records and assignment of cafeteria IDs for students.