MunchaLunch | School Lunch Ordering and Fundraising Online

Group	Feature	Status	Included
	Easy interface for Parents. The system is very easy to use. Navigates parents through each step of the ordering and online payment process. Orders can be placed and paid for in minutes!	Easy
	Best Admin user experience. Admins tell us our system is easy, intuitive, and fun! (you do not have to be a techie!)	Easy
	Online Payments quick and easy. Payment checkout takes only 30 seconds. Acceptable forms of payment include Visa, MasterCard, or debit-credit card.	Easy
	Easy drag & drop Menus Drag & drop menu creation - you can even 'duplicate' menus across multiple lunch dates to make your setup extra speedy. Also easy drag & drop sorting for food items and menus.	Easy
	Easy Admin login to parent accounts. Admins can easily login to any Parent account to view orders and payments.	Easy
	Quick Payment posting. Easy to post manual payments of cash/cheque (if these forms of payment are accepted) into parent accounts.	Easy
	Parent Accounts auto-rolled over. MunchaLunch rolls over all Parent accounts from year-to-year making it so easy for parents. In the fall parents update their child's grade/class for the new school year and remove any children who no longer attend. Admin can view and remove inactive parent accounts any time.	Easy
	Best customer support. MunchaLunch has an outstanding reputation for providing fast and efficient customer support to our Admins. We've always got your back!	Easy
	Daily Lunch Reminders. MunchaLunch sends automated lunch reminders to parents! Parents receive an email, the day before their child's lunch, which specifies exactly what their child will receive the next day. Parents LOVE ❤️ this!	Easy
	Unlimited entries. There is no limit to the number of lunch dates, menus, suppliers, food items, and fundraising items that can be set up in the system.	Powerful
	Unlimited suppliers YOU can choose. You can partner with an unlimited number of your preferred local food & fundraising suppliers and enter an unlimited number of items to sell in the system.	Powerful
	Set up Milk Program. You can set up various options of "Milk Package Subscription".	Powerful
	Printable Order Form. System generated paper order form for parents who may not have internet access.	Powerful
	System payment reminders. For any outstanding balances, including ability to add a customized note.	Powerful
	Exceptional Reports. Reports are clear, organized, and 100% accurate every single time. Admins can download reports 'at the click of a button': supplier work orders, bin reports, class distribution reports, labels, profit reports, and more.	Powerful
	Automated Weekly Bank Transfers. Automatic system weekly bank transfers (of parent credit card payments) to your School/PAC bank account. There is nothing for you to do!	Powerful
	Payment Reports. Report displays details of all forms of payment: credit card, cash, cheque, admin credits.	Powerful
	Volunteer Sign-up. This feature can be checkmarked in the settings so that parents can easily sign up to Volunteer after placing their order.	Powerful
	Parent email list. Downloadable parent account email list.	Powerful
	Live Accounting Reconciliation. Live online accounting reconciliation which fully breaks down by-lunch date and by-fundraiser: Revenue, Stripe fees, Vendor costs, and Profit.	Powerful

MARIA SPITALE

For those parents who find it hard to get creative with their kids’ lunches, there is a new tool available that you won’t find in your kitchen that will help get the job done faster.

A North Vancouver entrepreneur has made it possible for schools to put together delicious noontime meals in five minutes.

“Every parent breathes a big sigh when it comes to making lunches,” says Barbara Talbot, founder of MunchaLunch, an online hot lunch ordering system for elementary, middle and high school students. “I think we all look forward to a break from it.”

If your child’s school is a participating member of the program, you can simply visit your school’s website and find the link for MunchaLunch.

Schools decide which local food suppliers they wish to use, and put the menus and pricing online for ordering. Schools usually offer plenty of choices including wraps, sandwiches, pizza, hamburgers, and pasta. There are also healthy snacks and drinks that can be offered to supplement these meals such as oatmeal cookies, fruit salad, and milk.

“There are easy steps to follow,” advises Talbot. “Register an account, add your children, and begin ordering.”

To help schools even more, there is a Fundraising module included in the program which enables schools to set up everything from online donations to spring plants for sale.

“Proceeds from lunch programs go directly back to the school PAC to help fund much-needed school programs and equipment,” explains Talbot. “Munch helps schools maximize these proceeds.”

Traditionally, school lunch programs are paper-based systems that are labour intensive for both the school lunch coordinators and the parents themselves, says Talbot.

“Ordering and paying online eliminates the need for paper order forms and avoids calculation errors,” she said. “Instead of lunch coordinators spending hours with paper forms, they can now generate all reports at the click of a button.”

There are currently over 1000 schools from across Canada on board with MunchaLunch. According to Talbot, the plan is to attract even more schools to the program to make school lunch programs and fundraising easy and seamless to administer!

For more information on MunchaLunch, visit munchalunch.com or call 604-288-2446.