District Nutrition

School Nutrition Simplified with Front to Back of House Integration

K-12 nutrition software built to help teams do more with less, maximize efficiency, and ensure compliance.

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How to Choose the Right K-12 Nutrition Software Solution

Find the right school nutrition solution for your district. Take on top challenges like rising prices and staff shortages with integrated front of house and back of house technology. This guide gives you five key questions to ask before making an informed software decision.

Features and Benefits

Dynamic software, built by nutrition operators 

Save time, maximize efficiency, and ensure compliance with LINQ Front of House and Back of House tools.

Do more with less

Faster Meal-Time Lines

Streamline lunchtime with LINQ’s intuitive Point of Service system, designed to accelerate service so students receive their meals quickly and cashiers manage the rush with ease. Following each transaction, the system promptly updates Back of House operations, providing real-time data on inventory and meal counts to maintain seamless synchronization.

Automated Production Records

Revolutionize meal production with automated tracking of critical details like consumption, costs, and inventory on a digital platform, enhancing operations and audit readiness while reducing manual input.

Real-Time Inventory Management

Gain a real-time view of inventory across all district sites from a single location. Manage and transfer items between locations in a few clicks without leaving the district office or waiting for counts from kitchen managers.

Centralized Payments

Give families the ability to pay school fees and fund meal accounts, view menus, and submit meal applications—all this and more from a central portal on a desktop computer, mobile device, or tablet.

Boost revenue and reduce costs

Digital Payments and Meal Applications

Empower families with convenience and accessibility, driving greater engagement and participation by seamlessly managing student meal accounts, effortlessly submitting digital meal applications, and conveniently accessing meal menus—all within one user-friendly app.

Efficient Inventory Management

Optimize expenditures by leveraging precise, automated purchase forecasting, and effectively utilize perishable ingredients to minimize waste. Gain valuable insights through real-time perpetual inventory, enabling informed decision-making to reduce operational costs.

Student-Informed Menus

Plan revenue-boosting menus according to student preferences derived from integrated Production Records data. Identify the most popular meals and items which are sure to sell fast. 

Ensure compliance

Non-Compliant Menu Flagging

Take the guesswork out of menu planning with automatic flagging of plans that don’t meet USDA requirements.

Easy USDA Foods Tracking

Keep tabs on USDA Foods usage to maximize benefits and maintain compliance.

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Administrative Review Reports

With integrated Front of House and Back of House modules, generate a comprehensive administrative review report in seconds that includes all required information.

Faster Meal-Time Lines

Streamline lunchtime with LINQ’s intuitive Point of Service system, designed to accelerate service so students receive their meals quickly and cashiers manage the rush with ease. Following each transaction, the system promptly updates Back of House operations, providing real-time data on inventory and meal counts to maintain seamless synchronization.

Automated Production Records

Revolutionize meal production with automated tracking of critical details like consumption, costs, and inventory on a digital platform, enhancing operations and audit readiness while reducing manual input.

Real-Time Inventory Management

Gain a real-time view of inventory across all district sites from a single location. Manage and transfer items between locations in a few clicks without leaving the district office or waiting for counts from kitchen managers.

Centralized Payments

Give families the ability to pay school fees and fund meal accounts, view menus, and submit meal applications—all this and more from a central portal on a desktop computer, mobile device, or tablet.

Digital Payments and Meal Applications

Empower families with convenience and accessibility, driving greater engagement and participation by seamlessly managing student meal accounts, effortlessly submitting digital meal applications, and conveniently accessing meal menus—all within one user-friendly app.

Efficient Inventory Management

Optimize expenditures by leveraging precise, automated purchase forecasting, and effectively utilize perishable ingredients to minimize waste. Gain valuable insights through real-time perpetual inventory, enabling informed decision-making to reduce operational costs.

Student-Informed Menus

Plan revenue-boosting menus according to student preferences derived from integrated Production Records data. Identify the most popular meals and items which are sure to sell fast. 

Non-Compliant Menu Flagging

Take the guesswork out of menu planning with automatic flagging of plans that don’t meet USDA requirements.

Easy USDA Foods Tracking

Keep tabs on USDA Foods usage to maximize benefits and maintain compliance.

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Administrative Review Reports

With integrated Front of House and Back of House modules, generate a comprehensive administrative review report in seconds that includes all required information.

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“We had our DESE Administrative Review last month, and LINQ [Nutrition] was a lifesaver.”

Phil Broyles, Director of Nutrition
Willard Public Schools, Missouri

Knowledge you need, at your fingertips 

Check out these helpful resources as you consider nutrition software that will best support your needs.