MENU PLANNING

  • SEAMLESS INTEGRATION
  • QUICK & EASY SET UP
  • BUILD AND COMPLY

USDA Approved Menu Planning

USDA-APPROVED

PrimeroEdge is USDA-approved for nutrient analyses required in the school meal programs and use in certification of compliance with lunch meal requirements. Quickly ensure nutrient standards are met each week with the weighted analysis method. Determine if the current meal pattern requirements are met with ease. PrimeroEdge Menu Planning even comes pre-loaded with ingredients from the Child Nutrition (CN) database.

SEAMLESS INTEGRATION

PrimeroEdge auto-fills production plan counts with a thorough examination of historical information, including previous plans, menu planning counts, or forecasted counts. Generate automatic production orders based on your production plans with PrimeroEdge Inventory.

Ensure the plate cost for each school week is within your budget.

Determine precise costing based on linked stock items. Keep track of the costing details you care about. Integrate data from Inventory to utilize the yield factor method- obtain both the ‘as purchased’ and ‘edible’ portions for your recipes.

Publish menus in real-time to the schoolcafé app and schoolcafé TV. Easily substitute menu items with one click. Display dynamic photographs of menu items with schoolcafé TV to attract your students to the lunch line.

Add Any Allergen.

The eight standard allergens plus gluten are pre-loaded and ready to go. On top of that, 60+ custom allergens are already built into the system. With PrimeroEdge, you can add any additional allergen. Allergens are marked at the ingredient level for automatic tracking to the recipe level and beyond.

Embrace Forecasting Tools.

Accurately plan for production, organized exactly how you want it. Choose your forecast period and forecast type, and even blend multiple forecast types to create your own custom combined forecast. Generate a list of all forecasted items and their quantities for your bidding and budgeting needs. Know the amount of raw material necessary in order to take advantage of PAL funds and USDA commodities.

Accurate Administrative Reviews.

Easily access uploaded nutrition labels for a smooth, accurate Administrative Review process. You can provide your State reviewer access to these documents remotely, or easily log-in for quick display during an on-site review.

Find and Replace.

Rather than manually locating each individual element, quickly scan your database with PrimeroEdge. Automatically migrate the replaced product all the way up to your production plans.

Quick and Easy Menus

Easily scale recipes and use the yield factor all within the system. View nutritional information and menu costs while creating menus. Save time with menu cycles instead of copying the same menu every few weeks. Utilize tags to conveniently search through menu items.

Build and Comply - On the Fly

Find out if a menu is on the right path to compliance while you build it out, with a real-time nutrient compliance display and a full breakdown. Take advantage of pre-production analysis to ensure that the manager’s plans are compliant.

 

Centralize Your Data

Use shared data sources to significantly reduce data entry, increase efficiency, and save time. Securely store and share centralized data across your district. Decrease manual input by easily assigning the same menu across sites with site groups. Communicate quickly with your team.